Commissioner Franz, Gig Harbor Fire Urge Westside Communities to Prepare for Fire Season Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz and representatives from the Department of… Continue Reading Commissioner Franz, Gig Harbor Fire Urge Westside Communities to Prepare for Fire SeasonContinue Reading
USDA allots $22 million to wildfire prevention in Washington SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded almost $22 million to Central and Eastern… Continue Reading USDA allots $22 million to wildfire prevention in WashingtonContinue Reading
Dan Richardson, Underwood Conservation District’s Firewise coordinator, likens wildfires to physical ailments. Specifically, Richardson describes how fire was once viewed as acute, such as a… Continue Reading Fighting fire with Firewise: Columbia River Gorge towns push for more wildfire safety practices (Underwood CD)Continue Reading
Applications are now open for the USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grants which must be submitted by October 5th at 8:00pm. A webinar is scheduled for… Continue Reading USDA Community Wildfire Defense Grant Open for ApplicationsContinue Reading
Currently there are 32 large uncontained fires in the United States that are being fully suppressed. Another 39 are not being fully suppressed: 17 in… Continue Reading A brief look at large wildfires in the United States this week | Wildfire TodayContinue Reading
The Desk Guide to Accelerating Implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (46.9 Mb PDF file) is now available from the National Association… Continue Reading Desk Guide to Accelerating Implementation of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management StrategyContinue Reading
This year’s fire season is already shaping up to be worse than last year in terms of numbers. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center,… Continue Reading Worst wildfire season in Washington history predicted for this year, official says | KATUContinue Reading
(CNN)As hot, dry weather conditions continue to fuel wildfires across much of the United States, the Bootleg Fire in Oregon has become so intense that… Continue Reading The Bootleg Fire in Oregon is so large, it’s creating its own weather – CNNContinue Reading
Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the temporary closure of a major… Continue Reading Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils US WestContinue Reading
BLY, Ore. — An army of firefighters labored in hot, dry and windy weather Tuesday to contain fires chewing through wilderness and burning homes across… Continue Reading S. Oregon wildfire largest in nation | Timber | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
