The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will conduct a wildland fire season flying rehearsal tomorrow (Wednesday, May 17) in Kittitas County.
The exercise is scheduled to occur in the Naneum Ridge area north of Ellensburg from noon to 5 p...
A bill aimed at reducing the risk of wildfires through electric utility planning and management practices has been passed by the Washington House.
HB 1032 was introduced by 13th District Rep. Tom Dent (R) of Moses Lake, who says it would target several ways to mitigate the risk of wildfires near utility lines in the state...
Legislation in the Washington House (HB 1578) is seeking to better prepare the state's communities for the impacts of wildfire smoke.
The bill, which has bipartisan support, focuses on those communities in Washington which face greater risks during and after wildfires...
Four western senators introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires across the region. The Wildfire Emergency Act, introduced by Oregon’s Ron Wyden, California senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla as well as Montana’s Steve Daines would allow the Forest Service to leverage private financing to accelerate forest restoration projects and create a program