Wildfire

DNR Files Lawsuit In Taylor Bridge Fire

Courtney Flatt — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:08 +0000

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has filed a lawsuit against two companies it says caused a massive wildfire outside Cle Elum, Washington, last summer.

Governor Inslee: "No Immediate Plans" For A Price On Carbon Emissions

Ashley Ahearn — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:54:38 +0000

Governor Jay Inslee made one of his first public appearances since his inauguration at a breakfast for the Capitol Land Trust in Olympia on Tuesday. Several hundred people gathered for the conservation group’s annual breakfast.

Fire In Western Wash. Raises Fears For Spawning Salmon

Ashley Ahearn — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:11:08 +0000

A fire that burned roughly 250 acres in Mason County last week has been put out. Now biologists are concerned about the potential impacts on local salmon runs. Ashley Ahearn reports for EarthFix.

Wenatchee Residents Deal With Smoke And Uncertainty

Anna King — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:58:03 +0000

Two fires in Central Washington state near the resort town of Wenatchee have merged together. Firefighters are struggling to get the blaze contained.

The Northwest’s Eastside Forests Are Sick, Scientists Look For Ways To Restore Them

Anna King — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:18:56 +0000

This week fire crews declared the Taylor Bridge fire 100-percent contained. Now that the massive blaze in central Washington is controlled forest scientists say Northwest residents should brace for more large fires like this. Munching insects, parasitic plants and global climate change are part of the problem. Correspondent Anna King reports from the field with one of Washington’s top forest managers.

Taylor Bridge Fire Declared 100 Percent Contained

Tom Banse — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:34:53 +0000

A damaging wildfire in central Washington has been declared 100 percent contained, this more than two weeks after it ignited. Correspondent Tom Banse reports.

Firefighters Get Handle On Central Washington’s Taylor Bridge Fire

Anna King — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:11:20 +0000

Firefighters are getting a better handle on the Taylor Bridge fire burning in central Washington State. Fire crews say they have the fire 90 percent contained. So far the blaze has destroyed more than 50 homes and displaced many residents and livestock. Correspondent Anna King reports.

Trinity Ridge Fire Gets Closer To Featherville

Sadie Babits — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:17:53 +0000

More than a thousand fire fighters in Idaho are working to protect homes as a massive wildfire moves closer to the mountain communities of Pine and Featherville. Sadie Babits reports.

The Trinity Ridge fire burning 100 miles northeast of Boise remains the state’s number one firefighting priority. That’s because the wildfire continues to threaten hundreds of homes in Pine and Featherville.

Report: ‘Extremely Unsafe’ Tactics At Blaze That Killed Firefighter

Jessica Robinson — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:14:08 +0000

Managers at a blaze in north Idaho were warned about hazardous conditions the day before a 20-year-old firefighter died on the job. That’s according to an informal report by the head of a federal hotshot crew, which refused to work on the fire. Correspondent Jessica Robinson has more.

Idaho Fire Continues To Threaten Mountain Towns

Sadie Babits — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:51:59 +0000

Wildfires have burned more land this year in the U.S. than in the last decade. Large fires continue to burn in California, Washington, Nevada and Idaho.