WALLOWA, Ore. — As of 6:00 p.m. Friday, the Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 3 (ODF IMT 3) estimates that the Elbow Creek fire has burned around 20,810 acres and remains only 20% contained. Oregon State Fire Marshall…
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has closed down the land they manage east of the Cascade Mountain Range. "It's just, bone dry," Vaughn Cork,…
KOOTENAI CO., Idaho — Firefighters are responding to a wildfire burning near Silverwood Theme Park and it has prompted evacuations. Kootenai County Fire & Rescue Chief Chris Way said the fire has burned fives acres and is moving fast. Evacuations are in place for people living in the area of Brunner and Neighbor Roads. Jordan Carter, director of marketing and…
UPDATE at 3:45 p.m.: Ground and aerial efforts from Kittitas County Fire and Rescue, the Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Forest Service halted the forward progress of the large fire off of I-90 near milepost 78. The…
SPOKANE, Wash. — If you are going to be outside this weekend, you may want to have a backup plan. Smoke across Eastern Washington is expected to get worse as early as Friday. One Washington town — that is usually flooded with tourists right now — had the worst air quality in the country on Thursday. Winthrop reached hazardous levels….
WSDOTWINTHROP, Wash. — People are still being forced to evacuate their homes as four wildfires tear through Okanogan County near Winthrop. The Cub Creek Fire has burned 32,473 acres and the Cedar Creek Fire has burned 8,443 acres—a combined total of roughly 64 square miles. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) says the Varden and Delancy fires are also burning…
WALLOWA, Ore. — As of Tuesday morning, just 15% of the Elbow Creek Fire has been contained across 17,260 acres near the southeastern edge of the Umatilla National Forest. Tuesday's operations are being led by the Oregon Department of Forestry…
WENATCHEE, Wash. — While visiting the site of the Red Apple Fire, Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz, formally announced the closure of all DNR lands in Eastern Washington (east of the Cascades) starting on Friday during a powerful…
BENTON CO., Wash. -- Approximately 40 firefighters were able to keep a wildfire from spreading early Tuesday morning in Prosser along SR 14. Bill Reed with Benton County Fire District 6 told KAPP-KVEW the call came out around 3:11 a.m.…
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST — As of Monday, July 19, the Lick Creek Fire, which combined with the Dry Gulch Fire, has impacted 71,512 acres of land and remains 40% contained. On Monday, crews secured and strengthened containment lines throughout…
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Wildfire season has ravaged land across the state of Washington this year, but Eastern Washington has faced unprecedented fire danger amid record-setting heat and dry conditions. That's why Washington's Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz, will announce…
UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): -- The Green Ridge Fire has burned more than 1,500 acres as of Monday morning. Officials say the fire grew to 1,569 acres since Sunday morning. The fire remains only 15 percent contained. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAYTON, Wash. --…
STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. –People living near Rice in Stevens County are under a Level 3 evacuation, which means you need to leave now. The Stevens County Sheriff’s Office says there is a fast-moving brush fire near Goddard Road and Pleasant Valley. Department of Natural Resources said the fire has burned at least 175 acres, all of Pleasant Valley is under…
UMATILLA NATIONAL FOREST — Washington state firefighting efforts have been nonstop over the past few weeks as warm and dry conditions contribute to the spread of flames across the Northwest. In Southeast Washington/Northeast Oregon, a variety of serious fires…
YAKIMA, Wash. — Level 3 evacuations were ordered after a brush fire ignited along a steep embankment in the Yakima River…
PENDLETON, Ore. — The United States Department of Agriculture's Forest Service decided to close the entire Umatilla National Forest to the public due to extreme temperatures and multiple wildfires in the region. This decision is proactive in nature. By closing…
NEW: Brush fire south of Benton City near N McBee Rd & Webber Canyon Rd NEW: Benton Co. brush fire along I-82 near U.S. 395 entrance to Kennewick KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Someone might be in trouble for accidentally sparking a…
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON — Wildfires are becoming increasingly inevitable across the Western United States and Washington state is no exception. As of today, there are at least nine wildfires being monitored across Washington at varying levels of severity and containment. When…
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Detectives and fire investigators believe they know where the 9,000-acre Red Apple Fire started.
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- We're rounding up the latest information available midday Wednesday regarding wildfires, firefights, wind, smoke and air quality across Washington and northeast Oregon. First, some good news: one large fire in our area is all but extinguished, and…
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Good Wednesday! As we exit our Heat Advisory tonight at 8 p.m., we have a new warning from the National Weather Service. A Red Flag Warning starts from this afternoon until late Thursday night across the Yakima…
Like it or not, we are in for a long wildfire season, and that means you need to be prepared to deal with smoke blowing in from across the West Coast.
