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(Finley, WA) -- Crews from Benton County Fire District One were rushed to the scene of a wildland fire that broke out around 11:30am Monday. This happened in a field near Schuster Road and Bryson Brown Road. A landowner was mowing some grass, when one of the mower blades hit a rock and caused a spark, forcing the fire to ignite and send smoke billowing miles into the air...

(Olympia, WA) -- After nearly two decades, prescribed burns are back. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources burned over 100 acres of public land last week. It happened between Springdale and Loon Lake in Stevens County, and is just the second time Washington has performed a prescribed burn since 2004 ...

The Schneider Spring fire continues to burn. The fire, now over 83 thousand acres and just 8% contained, is 18 mile NW of Naches. Fire behavior is expected to increase with warmer patterns continuing though Thursday with increased smoke production ...

The Ford Corkscrew fire has grown to over 15 thousand acres over the weekend, though is now 59% contained. Resources in all divisions will monitor and mop up within completed lines, provide point protection where needed and begin to identify suppression repair needs ...

The Schneider Spring Fire northwest of Naches continues to burn though remains near 68 thousand acres and remains 3% contained with level 3 evacuation orders in effect for much of the region. Spread is expected to continue on all flanks in the coming days, as well as West into the William O ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Wildfire season is already upon us. Many people think that wildfires happen far away from the city, but as Tri-Citians saw Wednesday, they can burn in the middle of a metropolitan area.   Captain Brian Ellis with the Kennewick Fire Department says there are steps you can take to protect your home from burning down in the event of a wildfire. The ...