wildfire season

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

This year’s fire season has been the mildest year for Washington in a decade. But, the season isn’t over yet.

Recent atmospheric research may help Northwest forest managers better prepare for wildfires.

Usually, fire season starts to tamp down in September. This year has been anything but normal. In an unprecedented fire event, at least 80 fires started…

At the Hanford Nuclear Site in southeastern Washington, and across the West, winter’s deep snow and a cool spring have produced lots of brush and…

Fires across the region have blanketed the Northwest in smoke. Blazes in California and British Columbia are also adding to the thick, reddish-gray haze.…

Firefighters scrambled Sunday night at the Hanford nuclear reservation to corral a 2,800-acre wildfire. Hanford officials said the wildfire started Sunday…

Tribes across the West are trying to restore their forests and grasslands to the way they were before white settlers arrived. Their goal is to return…

Senator Maria Cantwell questioned the acting head of the U.S. Forest Service, Vicki Christiansen, this week. Among the senator's top concerns: there may…

In Seattle, there’s a national fire research lab where scientists have been working on a new computer model to better aid land managers as they predict…