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Business, drones helping to restore scorched forestlands
Replanting the millions of acres scorched by wildfires in our western woodlands will be herculean task priced in the hundreds of billions. Thankfully, many businesses, such as Bank... — Updated 9/16/2020
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This year’s fire season, in terms of severity and numbers of fires, is a scary and devastating reminder that we live in fire country. The Cascade mountain range and the normal summertime temperature differences between western a... — Updated 9/16/2020
Time to revisit managing our forests
Not only is the world in the grasp of the COVID-19 pandemic, but America’s western wildlands are burning up as well. Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters California has a dual c... — Updated 9/9/2020
Fire raging through Okanogan, Douglas counties
Update 4:11 p.m. Bridgeport and Bridgeport Bar area is under a Level 3 evacuation, and US 97 is closed from Pateros north. #ColdSpringsCanyonPearlHillFireUpdate: Level 3 evac... — Updated 9/7/2020
Almira fire district has been busy
The second time was not a charm for that yellow house at the top of the hill on the highway to Wilbur last week after a combine somehow started a fire in a wheat field, the second... — Updated 8/25/2020
Wheat saved from fire near Wilbur Hill
A fire in the "Wilbur Hill" area, called the Neal Canyon fire, burned about 70 acres of grass brush and light timber on July 24. The fire, the cause of which is still under... — Updated 7/29/2020
Fire burning on "Wilbur Hill"
A wildfire burning in the "Wilbur Hill" area, near mile post 27.5 on SR-174, is mostly contained, fire fighters say. The fire, which started roughly at 11 a.m. today, July 24, had... — Updated 7/27/2020
Wildfire threatens Mansfield
A fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in dry, windy conditions threatened Mansfield, some of whose residents were on a Level 2 evacuation alert. The Road 11 Fire, which started just before 1 p.m. west of SR-172 as it turns... — Updated 7/15/2020
Technology vs. wildland fire
We know all too well the complete destruction that wildfires can cause. Over the past several years we’ve witnessed numerous, nearby, destructive wildfires. We are not immune to the... — Updated 7/8/2020
Two fireworks wildfires doused
Fireworks caused one fire on Independence Day and another Monday afternoon. On the Fourth of July, a fire across from the Northrup Point boat launch burned about a tenth of an... — Updated 7/8/2020
Coulee Dam fire under investigation
The cause of the wildfire that burned in Coulee Dam June 30 is still under investigation. That fire burned around 21 acres on the northern outskirts of town near 12th Street and Central Drive and up towards the sandhill, according... — Updated 7/8/2020
Wildfire threatens Coulee Dam homes
A wind-driven brush fire threatened homes on the northern end of east Coulee Dam Tuesday night. Fire fighters from every nearby agency were on scene defending homes and working to... — Updated 7/1/2020
Signs of positivity
As we look around during this time, we can see a lot of negativity. It can be heavy and burdensome to carry on with our lives when it appears the turmoil of the world is ripping... — Updated 6/24/2020
Hot and dry with potential for wildland fire - Better weather tech on the way
Some have asked what we can expect this summer — weather and wildfire conditions. I’ll share what the Washington state climatologist states in the most recent monthly report: “Th... — Updated 5/13/2020
Healthy Forests are the key to wildfire prevention
In Central Washington, we understand that healthy forests are the true key to wildfire prevention. Each summer, we come face-to-face with the threat wildfires pose to our land, our communities, and our health. We are blessed to... — Updated 2/19/2020
Washington wine industry has enormous impact from start to finish
When we look around Central Washington, it is hard to miss the thousands of acres of wine grapes that cascade across our rolling hills and valleys. In fact, there were more than 59,000 acres and nearly 70 varieties of wine grapes... — Updated 1/29/2020
Newsbriefs
Keller Ferry resumed service Monday Keller Ferry service, on SR 21, resumed service at 6 a.m. on Monday after a shutdown five weeks earlier for repairs. The M/V Sanpoil was removed from service starting Wednesday, Dec. 4 for... — Updated 1/8/2020
Remember through the year that they are heroes
Earlier this week the nation took pause to honor our veterans. The debt we owe to veterans goes well beyond Nov. 11. I didn’t come from a military family; however, my father and three of my brothers were in the military: my father... — Updated 11/13/2019
The wildfire season that wasn't
The Oregonian characterized the 2019 wildfire season as the “season that wasn’t!” That’s good news for West Coast states; however, it doesn’t mean we are permanently “out of t... — Updated 10/16/2019
Working as wildfire support staff was hard work
Where would anyone be without the support staff? My wife and I spent two summers as part of the support staff for firefighters. We worked for Okay Cascade, a firm out of Bothell, that supplied food, laundry and shower services for... — Updated 9/18/2019
Drones planting trees in burned wildlands
Drones planting trees in burned wildlands While drones are coming of age in firefighting, they are also establishing a foothold in restoring fire-scorched forests. Firefighting drones grabbed the spotlight last April 15 as viewers... — Updated 8/21/2019
Newsbriefs
Fire created thunder and lightening Scientists flew through the clouds created by the Williams Flats Fire last week to study the first incidence of a "pyrocumulonimbus" cloud in continental United States this year. The flight was... — Updated 8/14/2019
As fire season sets in, keep an eye on the smoke
It's smoky outside, not as smoky as last year, but health experts advise being mindful of the amount of smoke in the air and how it affects you. Here are some tools to help with... — Updated 8/8/2019
Dozens fighting reservation wildfire
A wildfire in the Hellgate Game Preserve on the Colville Reservation has burned about 2,500 acres, pitting firefighters against steep, rocky terrain, and rattlesnakes. About 45... — Updated 8/3/2019
No fireworks allowed at North Dam this July 4
Citing a dry landscape, federal officials this week put a halt to what has become something of a tradition in recent years at North Dam, where local families have set off fireworks on Independence Day. The Bureau of Land... — Updated 6/26/2019
