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An RV fire broke out in the Mount Baker Tunnel on eastbound Interstate 90 in Seattle yesterday, bringing traffic to a standstill during the afternoon commute.

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The Washington State Fire Marshals Office is urging parents to especially keep these two things away from those young ones!

If the high cost of eggs has you considering starting your own backyard chicken flock, fire officials urge you to understand the safety risks.  Bend, OR Fire and Rescue Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said his agency responded to a pair of chicken coop fires in the past week, both caused by electrical problems associated with heating lamps.   “...

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A fire at a homeless encampment on private property in Adams County threatened homes and destroyed over a dozen vehicles on Sunday. Officials with Adams County Fire District No. 5 say the blaze was reported at around 5:15 p.m. in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road near Othello...

Wildfires have forced evacuations across Oregon this summer.  And now, the state is making new software available that alerts residents to changes in evacuation levels.  Ed Flick, director of the Oregon Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, says the software makes it easy to develop an evacuation map.   "The Genas...

the Lodgepole fire has been contained at 39 acres within its established perimeter.

Fire officials say residents will be allowed through the Highway 12 road closure to make access to their property with proper proof of residency.

Meanwhile firefighters were able to make major progress over the weekend in control the Black Canyon Fire which is now at 89% containment burning 9,211 acres.