6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (367+ words) Crews on the Little Giant wildfire have taken advantage of favorable weather conditions to prepare for warmer temperatures and gusty winds this week. Northwest Incident Management Team 12 has taken command of the fire and will host a virtual community meeting…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (108+ words) A new fire has been reported several miles from Rock Island, WA, in Douglas County. The Sutherland Fire was burning brush near Road 10 SW and Road N SW, about 10 miles northeast of Rock Island, and approximately 5 miles northwest of Palisades…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (235+ words) The Douglas County Sheriff Tyler Caillie has announced an arrest of a primary suspect in the July 4th fire that resulted in the death of an Orondo man and the destruction of over 100 homes and buildings in McNeil Canyon and northern…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (184+ words) Authorities in Douglas County are releasing the name of a man who died in a wildfire nearly two months ago. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says 69-year-old Robert M. Lister of Orondo was found on July 5 inside a vehicle within an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) The Little Giant Fire is now the state's largest wildfire at almost 171,000 acres On Sunday, with better visibility, an unmanned aircraft was deployed to map the entire perimeter of 170,783 acres with 49% containment as of Monday afternoon. In the Stormy and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (314+ words) Containment levels on the Little Giant Fire in Chelan County have more than doubled since Friday, following a weekend of favorable weather conditions over the fire zone. As of Monday (Aug. 31) morning, officials are listing the blaze as 49% contained - up…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (141+ words) A Wenatchee residence has damages following a fire on Friday afternoon. The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department says crews responded to the blaze in the 100 block of South Delaware Avenue at around 3:30 p.m., and arrived at the scene to find flames on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Firefighters are making decent progress in their efforts to contain what is currently the largest of several forest fires that are burning in Kittitas County. The Three Queens Fire is torching timber at high altitudes on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (188+ words) A round of recent lightning strikes have sparked a half-dozen new wildfires on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest which are now under control. Three of the blazes had been burning on the Chelan Ranger District, including the two-acre Devore Fire about…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (195+ words) A new wildfire in Kittitas County has prompted evacuations for some residents in the Upper Cle Elum Valley. The Goat Fire was first detected on Aug. 22 about 15 miles north of Ronald and has since burned approximately 50 acres with 0% containment. Although…...