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High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has cameras geared up with artificial intelligence. And so far, we’re told it’s working.

To help: send money to approved and vetted organizations, don’t drop off food, organizers say.

The fire burned several hundred acres near the Tri-Cities, threatened shrub steppe habitat and homes.

When a Tri-Cities family headed to Hawaii, they hoped it would be the vacation of a lifetime. Instead, they found something familiar: wildfires.

The Northwest is dealing with several new, large fires. However, lightning has started fewer fires this season, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

A fire in south-central Washington has threatened renewable energy projects, livestock and wildlife, and a major landfill for the state.

There’s red flag warnings and heat advisories in several areas of the Northwest this week, along with several growing wildfires.

Artificial intelligence is helping scientists better understand wildfire emissions in the Northwest.

As wildfires grow, so do the costs for fighting those fires. But many states are failing to adequately budget for wildfire costs, according to a new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Scientists are studying old wildfires to find what forest treatments slowed the flames – and what treatments didn’t work so well. Researchers are looking closely at the Schneider Springs fire, the largest wildfire in Washington in 2021.