A new University of Washington study has good news for policymakers looking to protect Washington’s forests and water supply ...
Courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation / AP Soon, new maps for the state of Washington will help show wildfire risks and hazards. But first, the team creating the maps is asking for ...
Western Washington’s mountain snowpack is running below normal, and state wildland fire experts say that could mean an earlier start to wildfire season and potentially more active conditions in the ...
Here in Washington state, we know that wildfire flames don’t need to reach our doorsteps in order to impact us. Last fall, smoke from fires outside my hometown of Leavenworth grew so thick that my ...
WASHINGTON STATE — Wildfires have been growing larger, burning longer and destroying more land and property over the last two decades, according to the U.S. Forest Service. As agencies in the West ...
Last summer, wildfire smoke caused Seattle to have the worst air quality in the world. If you were here, you remember it well. The haze that clouded our skies for days. The choking smoke that forced ...