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What is the smoke forecast for Washington? Wildfires burn across state, release pollutants
Wildfires produce harmful smoke that scientists say has contributed to thousands of deaths across the U.S. Washington is ...
How bad is air quality in WA? What to know as Bear Gulch Fire smoke spreads
The Bear Gulch Fire has been burning for nearly a month in the southeast part of the Olympic Peninsula, sending smoke ...
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Burdoin Fire in Klickitat County sees slight containment progress
According to the Southeat Washington Interagency Incident Management Team (SWIIMT), the Burdoin Fire has expanded ...
Level 3 evacuations issued in Klickitat County for new Washington brush fire
Washington State Parks has closed Klickitat Trail from Lyle to Wahkiacus. The new fire is separate from the Burdoin Fire, ...
Burdoin Fire now considered 5% contained as wildfire nears 11,000 acres in Columbia Gorge
Firefighters are gearing up Wednesday to return to fighting the Burdoin Fire, a nearly 11,000-acre wildfire that has forced ...
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As Oregon’s wildfire risk map dies, Washington creates its own
Fire officials with the Washington Department of Natural Resources recently held their first public meeting about a project to map wildfire risk in the state in Klickitat County.
Burdoin fire evacuation area expands in the Columbia River Gorge
A wildfire burning on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge has prompted expanded evacuations in Klickitat County. The Burdoin fire started at about 2:30 p.m. Friday near Courtney Road and ...
Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.
The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be ...