Washington wildfires

Washington’s lands commissioner says the state has had an active but, so far, not unusually destructive wildfire season.

In September of 2020, a tree branch came in contact with a powerline. The ensuing sparks led to a blaze that burned more than 15,000 acres and 200 buildings, more than half of which were homes. Families and business owners are now suing the utility provider Avista.

The wildfire season in the Inland Northwest is winding down. It was a season that began early and continued with intensity during the heat of July and…

Washington’s Covid vaccine mandate for state employees goes into effect two weeks from today. Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says her agency is still…

The rain and cooler temperatures of the last two weeks are bringing an end to Washington’s wildfire season and lessening the chance of region-wide smoke…

Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has reopened all Department of Natural Resource lands east of the Cascade Mountains to the public.“I'm so…

This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the firestorm that burned most of the Whitman County town of Malden and hundreds of thousands of acres in…

As fire and land managers hold their breath, they’re pleading with Northwesterners to play it safe this Labor Day weekend. The goal is to avoid any spark…

As wildfires have burned throughout the Northwest this summer, some forest stands have fared better than others. Managers say that’s thanks, in part, to…

The Ford-Corkscrew fire burning north of Long Lake in Stevens County has grown to nearly 11,000 acres. New evacuations were ordered Monday night in an…