Grass and shrubs green up quickly in the spring, but dry out just as fast. By late summer, they often become the fuel to some of our largest and fastest wildfires.

OROVILLE, Wash - The State of Washington says property owners in Oroville did not heed warnings in the summer of 2023 and ...

Last August, Seattle reached hazardous levels when wildfire smoke from British Columbia, Eastern Washington and the Cascade ... in your area here (this map may take a moment to appear): Fine ...

One person has been confirmed dead in the largest blaze. Evacuations are in place as three wildfires burn in eastern Washington state, officials said. The largest of the blazes -- known as the ...

MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. — A wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead, authorities said Saturday.

fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s largest active fire. Lightning sparked the fire about five miles southwest of Durkee, Ore., in the morning hours of July 17.

More than 1 million acres have burned in Oregon and in Washington ... The Durkee Fire has burned just under 295,000 acres in eastern Oregon and is 80% contained as of Sunday morning, according ...

The season will likely peak in late July through August, WA Department of Natural Resources Meteorolgist Matt Dehr said.