Wildfire
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Rocks: The Best Thing Since Trees
“It’s the enabling ingredient to everything!” Dan Kipervaser, shared stewardship coordinator for the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS), shared the above “sediment” recently about a core material for forest restoration: rock. In adequate amounts and convenient locations, rock is a… Continue reading
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Learning from the Yacolt Burn: Looking back at the historic burn, 119 years later.
Reaching 239,000 acres, the Yacolt Burn was the largest forest fire in Washington history for more than a century. The exact cause of the burn remains unknown. What is known, however, is that the lack of infrastructure failed to mitigate… Continue reading
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Never Too Early to Plan for Late Fall-Early Winter Outdoor Burning
With fall weather here, people are thinking of when and how they will burn this year’s silviculture (forestry-related) debris. In this article, I will focus on outdoor burning under Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) rules. The rules apply… Continue reading
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Evacuations – who’s in charge of them, and how do you know what to do?
Wildfire evacuations are aimed at saving lives and protecting the safety of residents and firefighters alike, but who is responsible for issuing and enforcing these orders? Local emergency managers and law enforcement officials ultimately make the final call on evacuations,… Continue reading
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What You Need to Know Before Camping This Summer
Summer is here and that means it’s finally camping season. Many Washingtonians wait all year to get back out into nature and since we’ve been cooped up due to the COVID-19 crisis, we are even more eager to go enjoy… Continue reading
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DNR, Puget Sound Corps Team Up with Tulalip Tribes to Remove Harmful Invasive Species
By Natasha Coumou, assistant restoration ecologist with the Tulalip Tribes Invasive plants can increase wildfire risk in urban areas and pose a threat to fish and wildlife habitat, including salmon streams and forests. That’s why the Tulalip Tribes’ Natural Resources… Continue reading
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May is #WildfireAwarenessMonth
Washington state has the highest number of homes in the wildland-urban interface in the country. Yes, even more than California. An increasingly high number of Washingtonians live next to or in one of our state’s forests, grasslands, or shrub steppe.… Continue reading
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Fire Districts: Grants Open March 2 for Volunteer Fire Assistance Phase 1
Several factors affect the impact of wildfire in Washington, including the capacity of rural fire districts to respond to wildfires. That’s where DNR’s Fire District Assistance Program can help. We administer grants to help local fire districts and departments obtain more resources.… Continue reading
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Get the inside scoop on becoming a wildland firefighter
You may be intrigued by the prospect of becoming a wildland firefighter but not quite sure what else you need to know to get started. To help you get oriented, we’ve come up with some answers to questions you might… Continue reading
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Apply Now: DNR Posts Seasonal Wildfire Jobs and 30 New Full-Time Positions
Would you make a good firefighter? Do you know someone who would? The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for courageous, motivated men and women to join us in our efforts of protecting 13 million acres of… Continue reading
