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  Quiet wildfire season expected in NW

  June 1, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – The La Niña weather pattern might be responsible for everything from flooding along the Mississippi to violent tornadoes in the South and Midwest. One thing it will be … 1

• Leavenworth-area fires curtail forest access

  August 19, 2010 in Outdoors Temporary trail closures affect hikers heading to Eightmile Lake and other areas in the Wenatchee National Forest region

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  Judge orders tougher look at fire retardant drops

  July 28, 2010 in Region A federal judge today ordered the U.S. Forest Service to take a tougher look at the possibility that routinely dropping toxic fire retardant on wildfires from airplanes will kill endangered … 4

• Prescribed burns could reduce carbon emissions, study finds

  April 3, 2010 in Idaho Western land managers could shrink the carbon footprint of wildfires by setting more prescribed burns, a new study says. Igniting small, controlled fires reduces fuel buildup in the forest, helping …

• Crews make progress against Okanogan wildfire

  August 24, 2009 in City OKANOGAN, Wash. — Fire crews are making progress against an 8,592-acre wildfire near Okanogan.

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  Out & About

  August 9, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 Experts make case for getting out

• Canada fires blanket region in smoke

  August 2, 2009 in News, Region Smoke from forest fires in Canada has settled over the region. Much of the haze is due to fires burning near Kelowna, B.C., about 180 miles northwest of Spokane. 1

• Conditions ripe for wildfires

  June 28, 2009 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – With the hottest, driest months yet to come, many parts of the state already are primed for the busiest fire season in years, state officials say. “I’d say …

• Emergency Declared In Montana As Wildfires Expected Over Weekend

  August 17, 1996 in City on Page B6 Gov. Marc Racicot signed an executive order Friday declaring an emergency in Montana because of wildfires and continuing dry conditions. It allows mobilization of state resources and the Montana Army …

• Fires Keep Crews Busy Across West Utah Fights Gusts; Lack Of Wind Stalls Sierra Nevada Effort

  July 28, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 A bolt of lightning touches down near Santa Ana, Calif., on Friday. Photo by Associated Press

• Crews Battle Wildfires In 5 Western States

  July 15, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A12 Fire crews on Sunday battled blazes covering more than 16,000 acres in five western states. More than 4,500 firefighters had been dispatched to California, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and Utah, the …

• Desert Brush Fire Nearly Contained

  July 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Wind that had been driving a desert brush fire eased Saturday, allowing evacuees to return to luxury homes that had been threatened by the flames. The fire got no closer …