Wildfire

2021 has been a big year for Washington Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz. She convinced the legislature to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars over…

This weekend air quality in the Spokane area reached unhealthy levels due to wildfire smoke. This summer air quality in Okanogan County briefly was the…

Department of Natural Resource lands will be closed to the public from Friday until further notice due to the growing danger of wildfires.Washington State…

Temperatures in the Inland Northwest are still hotter than normal, and this week the region will also be more prone to fire danger and smoky air due to…

Crews are making good progress on the Andrus Fire west of Spokane. Fire officials peg the size of that fire at 232 acres, down from about 300, as they’ve…

The National Weather Center is warning of extreme fire danger Tuesday night and Wednesday.Lightning storms, dry conditions and winds are expected to…

Firefighters worked overnight to contain a wildfire burning near Cheney.As of Monday evening, the Andrus Road fire had charred more than 250 acres,…

A Washington state firefighter was hurt battling a fire in Kittitas County on Sunday.The Department of Natural Resources reports the crew member sustained…

Spokane has broken its all-time record high temperature. At 4 pm the National Weather Service reported the temperature at its Spokane International…

Health and fire officials are expecting the region next week to experience both a heat wave and, potentially, smoke from wildfires – a dangerous…