Many landscapes have become far more overgrown than ever before, multiplying the wildfire risks. But in Washington, a strategic approach spearheaded by the Department of Natural Resources ...

Bafundo said he has saved lives and helped prevent wildfires from damaging homes and rural communities in Eastern Washington, including a fire that threatened a small town in Yakima County in 2024.

Cal Fire’s updated maps will add 1.4 million acres to zones requiring stricter fire safety regulations, including parts of San Joaquin County around Tracy and Mountain House. The new maps ...

while a controlled fire has been extinguished. The forest service was continuously updating an interactive map to chart the locations and basic characteristics of each fire, marking active ...

Newly released draft fire risk maps from Cal Fire have updated changes in Solano County’s Fire Hazard Severity Zones, used by state and local firefighters to divide responsibility and monitor risks.

Wildfires are burning throughout the United States, and weather in many places is ripe for new blazes — signs of an early and fierce fire season. As of Thursday morning, at least seven fires are ...

The Washington Post has apparently backed out of running a “Fire Elon Musk” advertisement that was paid for and set to run on Tuesday, according to advocacy group Common Cause. The ...

An investigation is underway at an indoor gun range in Washington state after a deadly fire on Sunday night. The Tacoma Fire Department said crews responded to a fire with reported occupants at a ...

DOGE has let go many federal employees, including some with the FAA Here's what to know and how the cuts affected air traffic ...

12, 2023 By Washington State Department of Transportation. NO. 5: AS THE WEATHER TURNS WARM AND DRY, IT’S A GREAT TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE WILDFIRE SEASON Washington saw a total of 1,880 ...

The wooded area where the fire broke out is in Fort Bunker Hill Park, first responders told Washington’s WJLA-TV. Though little remains of the Civil War fortification, the site is still managed ...