Brennen Kauffman - The Daily News, Longview, Wash. Dec. 6—A former Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue fire station has been sold to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to help the state fight wildland fires. The Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday...
Fire Near Neah Bay (WA) Prompts Evacuations, School Closures
NEAH BAY, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire at the far northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula prompted more than 100 people to evacuate neighborhoods in Neah Bay on Thursday, and nearby schools have closed. The fire is burning on the remote Makah Indian reservation near...
Wildfire Burns Part of Southern OH Wayne National Forest
PEDRO, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a 1,300-acre wildfire in Wayne National Forest in far southern Ohio began with multiple small wildfires earlier this week. A statement Thursday from Wayne National Forest said firefighters were working to contain the blaze and urged...
Rain, Snowfall Reduce Risk of CA Wildfires
By JOHN ANTCZAK LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some risk remains as changing climate has made a rainy fall no guarantee of a stormy winter. The latest Pacific storm brought bands of rain and...
2021 CO Marshall Fire Losses Topped $2 Billion
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history, the state insurance commissioner said. Commissioner Michael Conway...
Nakia Creek Fire (OR) is Now ‘No. 1 Priority Fire in Nation’ as Firefighters Ramp Up Efforts, Wait for Rain
Savannah Eadens - oregonlive.com Officials say the Nakia Creek fire is the “number-one priority fire in the nation” because of its potential risk to life and the resources it will take to put it out. Though evacuation orders have been dialed back for some of the...
WA Fires Continue Into October; Six Major Fires Burning
Rebecca Pettingill - Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Oct. 12—WASHINGTON STATE — There are six large fires in Washington according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center as of Oct. 12. "It may be October, but it's clear we're not out of the woods...
WA State’s Fire Season Lightest in a Decade
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state this year has had the fewest square miles burned in a decade following the second- and third-worst fire seasons on record in 2020 and 2021. State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced Friday that about 219 square miles...
60 Minutes: U.S. Forest Service Mismanagement Contributed to CA Caldor Wildfire
Grizzly Flats was destroyed by fire in less than 15 minutes in August 2021. Residents there blame the U.S. Forest Service. 60 Minutes reports. The fire would burn for two months, scorching more than 200,000 acres and costing $271 million to extinguish CBS' 60 Minutes...
Environmentalists Sue Forest Service Over Pollution from Wildfire Retardant Drops
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. Forest Service officials that alleges they polluted waterways during their campaigns against wildfires by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams....
Video: Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Los Angeles County (CA) Super Scoopers
For 27 years, Los Angeles County has had a partnership with Canadian Province of Quebec. Quebec contracts to send Canadair CL-415 Super Scoopers to California for assistance with wildland fires. Battalion Chief Pat Sprengel gives a tour of the Super Scooper...
OR Adopts CA Fire Tactic, Shutting Power Amid High Winds
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region in the hopes that it would lessen the risk of wildfires in extremely dry and hot...