UPDATE - Fire crews were able to get the fire under control around 5:00 p.m., after it burned approximately 60 acres. The cause of the fire is still unknown at this point, but a fire investigator is on scene. BENTON CITY,…
SEATTLE - Despite the rainy, cloudy weather, Washington is in the middle of wildfire season. This year, projections show Washington and Oregon have the worst wildfire risks in the nation. We have already had more than 300 wildfires in our state.…
WALLULA, Wash. - Firefighters are working to extinguish a wildfire burning south of Wallula. According to officials, the fire has scorched about 4.5 acres as of…
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state firefighters are preparing for a season of potential summer wildfires while adopting new health safety measures amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new layer of uncertainty to the…
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BENTON COUNTY, Wash. -- A wildfire that has spread more than 1,000 acres on Bureau of Land Management land near I-82 will continue to burn throughout the night, officials told KAPP-KVEW. Officials say the initial report is that the fire…
UPDATE (10:30 p.m. Sunday) — A new estimate from MSA puts the contained fire at 9,000 acres. _______ UPDATE (8:15 p.m. Sunday) — The vegetation fire at the Hanford Site has been contained, according to Patrick Conrad with Mission Support Alliance.…
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Wash. -- Firefighters responded to a wildfire off Highway 395 south of Eltopia Thursday morning. The fire started just west of Highway 395 near Elm Road around 10:20 a.m. and burned approximately 15 acres before crews got it…
Washington state has already had a busy wildfire season, and that’s before the full effects of summer heat and the coronavirus pandemic kick in. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said Thursday that the pandemic will require special precautions to…
WARDEN, Wash. — Firefighters are battling a wildfire on Road R SE between Road 11 and 12 SE near Warden. Crews from Grant County Fire District 4 and 5 are responding. The Chief Deputy of Emergency Management in Grant County…
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - Fire agencies responded to multiple blazes between Toppenish and Mabton on Tuesday evening. According to Yakima County Fire District #5, a dozer was sent to help extinguish the fires which were contained by about 9 p.m.…
Oregon lawmakers are looking at several bills that could change the way the state fights wildfires, and how it tries to prevent them. The Legislature convenes in Salem…
HANFORD, Wash. -- Hanford firefighters can now take pride in a brand new, state-of-the-art ladder truck. Representatives from the Hanford Fire Department and Department of Energy held a ceremony on Thursday to give…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The state's commissioner of Public Lands wants to raise $63 million each year to fight wildfires and take steps to prevent them in the first place.
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal announced Tuesday morning that several strike teams will be deployed to aid against the Ranch Fire burning in Red Bluff, California.
Umatilla National Forest firefighters are battling several new fires on the North Fork John Day and Heppner Ranger Districts.
Firefighters from multiple agencies in Benton County and Walla Walla could soon be heading home from California.
UPDATE (2 a.m. Tuesday) — Three fires fanned Monday night by 25-to-45-mile-per-hour winds and gusts kept crews busy in the Prosser area.
Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters are heading to California to assist with the wildfires that continue to explode in the state.
Benton County firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that broke out in the Horse Heaven Hills area on Monday morning.
Firefighters have reported one death while battling the Saddleridge Fire in Southern California on Friday.
The Manton Way fire between Mesa and Connell has grown to 8,700 acres and is now 70% contained, according to Franklin Co. Fire District #1. Chief Eric Mauseth said crews have been working around the clock since the fire first…
Firefighters are battling a 5,000 acre wildfire burning along Highway 395 between Mesa and Connell.
Benton County firefighters extinguished a brush fire that grew to about a quarter acre on Thursday morning.
