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Fri., April 13, 2012
Dangerous fire season looms
DENVER – The West’s 2012 wildfire season exploded in earnest last month with a wind-whipped blaze that killed three people in rugged alpine canyon country near Denver. It took a …
Thu., April 12, 2012, 1:17 p.m.
NW Today: Officials brace for dangerous wildfire season
DENVER — A prolonged drought and record-breaking temperatures have many Western states preparing for another active — and dangerous — wildfire season.

Mon., Sept. 19, 2011
Forest lover helped wildfires study take root in North Idaho
Harry Gisborne was an irascible man – irritable, demanding and brilliant. For nearly three decades, he sought to understand how weather and topography affect the spread of wildfires. Most of …

Sun., Sept. 11, 2011
Hangman Valley fire spares dozen homes
Crews from multiple agencies battled a brush fire that threatened several homes near the Hangman Valley Golf Course on Saturday afternoon. Twelve houses were threatened by the blaze, which officials …
Fri., Sept. 9, 2011, 12:05 p.m.
Heat likely to keep Washington wildfires burning
Warm, dry weather is forecast to continue at least through the weekend in Washington, where firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire that has burned nine homes and 10 outbuildings …

Sun., Sept. 4, 2011
Oregon wildfires grow; Hood blaze jumps line
PORTLAND – Hot, dry weather complicated efforts Saturday to fight wildfires across Oregon as crews ordered the evacuation of recreation areas near Sisters and a blaze near Mount Hood jumped …

Thu., Aug. 18, 2011
Crews slow Silver Peak fire near gondola and homes
A fire that burned 20 to 25 acres south of Kellogg on Wednesday is suspicious in origin. The fire, reported about 2 p.m. just south of town, burned south toward …
UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 17, 2011, 8:56 p.m.
30-acre fire burning in south Spokane County
Multiple agencies are responding to a 30-acre fire near Long Road in south Spokane County at the Whitman County line.
Sun., July 3, 2011
Holiday comes on opening of fire season
SEATTLE – The National Weather Service says Washington residents will soon forget the cool, wet spring they’ve been complaining about, because they are forecasting a warm, dry summer for the …
Thu., June 30, 2011
West may see longer fire season
The U.S. Forest Service said earlier this month that the West may be in for “a severe wildfire season.” The wet winter and spring has resulted in a “bumper crop …

Wed., June 1, 2011
Quiet wildfire season expected in NW
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 …

Sun., Sept. 12, 2010
Widely used fire retardant gets federal scrutiny
BOULDER, Colo. – Lost in the images of aircraft dropping giant red plumes of retardant on a Colorado wildfire last week is the fact that the practice may not be …
Mon., Aug. 30, 2010, 2 p.m.
Crews gain footing on central Idaho wildfires
A wildfire burning on about 1,300 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in central Idaho was mostly contained today, but crews remained cautious with warmer temperatures expected later this week.
Sun., Aug. 29, 2010
Fire crews get weather’s help in Idaho
BOISE – Fire crews on Saturday gained the upper hand on some fires thanks to cooler weather in Idaho. Most of the fires were touched off by lightning strikes. The …
Fri., Aug. 27, 2010, 10 p.m.
Cooler weather helps control Washington wildfires
Cooler temperatures and calmer winds today are helping firefighters control wildfires that flared up across Eastern Washington in Thursday’s hot, gusty winds.
Fri., Aug. 27, 2010
Fires blaze across Inland Northwest
Bone-dry conditions throughout the Inland Northwest, combined with “erratic, gusty winds,” fueled fires across the region Thursday, charring thousands of acres and destroying at least two homes. By 9:30 p.m., …

Thu., Aug. 26, 2010, 12:46 p.m.
Wildfire evacuations ordered in central Idaho
Authorities in central Idaho today asked Valley County residents living in homes or condominiums at the Tamarack Resort to clear out as firefighters battle the wind-fanned flames of a nearby …
Thu., Aug. 26, 2010, 6:44 a.m.
Winds, wildfire danger in Eastern Washington
Forecasters say a cold front blowing through the Northwest today is bringing winds that increase the wildfire danger in Eastern Washington.

Sun., Aug. 22, 2010
Examining the legacy of the 1910 fires
One hundred years after the nation’s largest wildfires blazed across the Northern Rockies, blackening hillsides as far as the eye could see, the question lingers: Could the Big Burn happen …
Sun., Aug. 22, 2010
Fire closes stretch of Highway 21
The Idaho Department of Transportation closed an 11-mile section of state Highway 21 in central Idaho due to a wildfire near the road in the Salmon-Challis National Forest on Saturday.

Sun., Aug. 22, 2010
Q-and-A: Author Stephen Pyne
Stephen Pyne, a history professor at Arizona State University, has written extensively about the 1910 Fire. His books include “Fire in America” and “Year of the Fires,” which describe how …

Tue., Aug. 17, 2010
Pulaski’s legacy alive in standard fire tool
Every soot-smudged wildland firefighter knows the name pulaski – even if they don’t know the man Pulaski. That’s because Ed Pulaski cemented his legacy when he welded the head of …

Thu., Aug. 5, 2010
Homes remain largely untouched by blazes
• A fire started by lightning that threatened some homes in a subdivision near East Wenatchee, Wash., rapidly burned through about 3 square miles of grass, brush and wheat. A …
Mon., Aug. 2, 2010, 1:14 p.m.
Lightning-sparked fires in WA prompt smoke warning
Even as many wildfires seemed to be winding down, the Washington Department of Ecology warned Monday that smoke from blazes in the north-central part of the state was spreading throughout …
Sun., Aug. 1, 2010
Winds hamper battles against three wildfires
CASHMERE, Wash. – Three wildfires were burning in north-central Washington on Saturday as firefighters battled high winds.
Fri., July 30, 2010, 6:28 p.m.
Fast-moving wildfire prompts evacuations near Cashmere
A fast-moving northcentral Washington wildfire has prompted an evacuation order for at least 20 homes in a grassy canyon in the Cashmere area.

Wed., July 28, 2010, 5:12 p.m.
Southwest Idaho fires threaten homes
At least three homes were damaged and dozens more evacuated as a wind-whipped grassfire northwest of Idaho’s capital city expanded to thousands of acres and threatened rural subdivisions.
Thu., July 22, 2010
Yellowstone fire grows to 515 acres
Nearly 170 firefighters are battling a 515-acre wildfire burning in the backcountry near the center of Yellowstone National Park.
Tue., July 20, 2010
Yellowstone fire burning 385 acres
A 385-acre wildfire is burning near the center of Yellowstone National Park. A research flight discovered the fire burning two miles south of Beach Lake on Sunday. Gusty winds helped …
Mon., July 12, 2010, 1:14 p.m.
Burning banned on Washington state lands for summer
The state Department of Natural Resources is banning outdoor burning from July 15 through Sept. 30 on state-protected lands to help prevent wildfires.