WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration today announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face of increasingly dangerous and intense wildland fires by building advanced wildfire detection capabilities using satellite technology. The Department of the Interior and U.S.

A wildfire in Ferry County that was touched off by lightning last week has already swelled to over 5,500 acres.

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Big fires burn on both sides of Oregon as California stays busy. Military cargo planes equipped for retardant drops activated to help in West.

Avista Utilities announced Wednesday that it has shifted into what it calls "fire safety mode" as the weather heats up and dries out vegetation that could become the fuel for the region's next wildfire.

Interactive real-time wildfire and forest fire map for Washington. See current wildfires and wildfire perimeters in Washington using the Fire, Weather & Avalanche Wildfire Map.

But Meteorologist Matthew Dehr says the next couple of weeks could bring elevated fire danger because of the continued presence of wind.

Here are some commonsense and inexpensive ways to lessen the odds you'll lose your home to wildfire.

As the state looks at drawing new wildfire risk maps and new building codes, local governments want more say.

Electrical customers may have power turned off as part of a program to reduce wildfires caused by their equipment.

Rolling blackouts will now be part of the plan to combat Spokane area wildfires, according to an announcement Wednesday by officials at Avista Utilities.

Pack an emergency kit with food, important documents a battery powered radio, and any medications needed.

Fire officials are preparing for a hot, dry summer that could leave the region in danger of wildfires.

Bigger and more intense wildfires across much of the West, including Hawaii, are leading to higher premiums and more restrictive terms for property insurance, participants in an insurance forum said

Moore-Merrell keynotes International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in eastern Oregon. In May 2022, a turboprop plane approached its pine-blanketed slopes, carrying about 10 men wearing bulky Kevlar outfits. They were smokejumpers with the United States Forest Service, the agency that directs the majority […]