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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster relief requests for nine eastern Washington counties and two Native tribes impacted by…
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Washington’s U.S. senators and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) say they’ve asked President Joe Biden to approve a major disaster declaration for…
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Last fall’s wildfires were invoked Friday at a hearing for a new forest health bill in the Washington legislature.The bill is proposed at the request of…
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Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz has called for the legislature to support a bill that would provide a dedicated funding source for wildfire…
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Cooler, wetter weather has helped crews battling a large wildfire burning on the Colville Indian Reservation.Fire spokesman Michael Krueger says as much…
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Rural fire departments in Washington are fighting wildfires this season with tools passed down by the state Department of Natural Resources.Ten districts…
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UPDATED: Crews continue to make progress on the Upriver Beacon Fire in the Spokane Valley. More than 225 firefighters from federal, state and local…
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With warmer weather comes a higher risk of wildfires. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has implemented new restrictions in response to…
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With all this water in our region right now -- one of the wettest springs ever -- the chance of a wildfire starting and gaining traction somewhere is…
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Last year’s fire season was a brutal one in northeastern Washington. With that in mind, the Colville Tribe has decided to ban all fireworks on the…