Firefighters Hold Line in Eastern Washington Fire
Crews slow the Western Pines Fire near Davenport, holding lines despite flare-ups and tough terrain as containment slowly improves.
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Key Takeaways From The Wildfire Symposium In Wenatchee
As summer approaches, the chatter about wildfire risks is heating up. There's a lot more at stake than just the flames this year.
Two Wildfires Prompt Evacuations, Close Highway In Chelan County
Hot and windy weather helped in sparking and spreading a pair of wildfires in Chelan County late Wednesday afternoon.
Apple Acres Fire Spurs Level 2 Evacuations
The Apple Acres Fire near Chelan has grown to as much as 150 acres. Crews are working with aircraft and a dozer as evacuations and closures loom.
Wildfire Chars 20 Acres, Destroyed Structures In McNeil Canyon
Several structures and other property were destroyed by a wildfire in western Douglas County near Chelan Falls late Sunday afternoon.
Wildfire Near Entiat Burns 7 Acres Thursday Night
A wildfire near Stayman Flats Road in Entiat burned seven acres Thursday night but caused no damage or evacuations, according to Chelan County Fire District 8.
Fireworks Blamed for Wildfire Along SR 28 in Grant County
Fireworks are the alleged culprit for a wildfire sparking in Grant County Saturday morning.
Grant County Fire District 13 says they responded to the 1300 block of State Route 28 West at approximately 1:23 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames burning in brush on both sides of the highway, west of a nearby trailer park.
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Red Bridge Fire Contained Near Cle Elum After Burning 50 Acres
Fire crews extingushed the Red Bridge Fire near Cle Elum Saturday.
The Ellensburg Daily Record reports the blaze scorched more than 50 acres and damaged two structures just outside of Cle Elum for the inferno burning dead and down timber and brush first reported just before 4 p...
Burch Mountain & Horse Lake Roads To Close During 4th Of July
Chelan County is closing two of roads which provide access to several popular recreational destinations over this year's 4th of July holiday.
The Chelan County Commissioners voted Tuesday to close both Burch Mountain and Horse Lake Roads from Wednesday, July 2 through Tuesday, July 9.
Commi...
Wildfire Prompts Closure Of U.S. Highway 2 In Tumwater Canyon
U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) is fully open this morning after a portion of it was shut down on Tuesday night due to a wildfire at the mouth of Tumwater Canyon near Leavenworth.
The fire was first reported at around 7 p.m. and prompted the response of about 40 firefighters from several agencies, including Chelan County Fire District No...