Wildfire

  • DNR helps small rural fire districts find surplus equipment

    Douglas County Fire Protection District No. 2 covers a lot of territory: 98 square miles of rangeland, orchards, forestland, and a lot of empty acres managed by the federal Bureau of Land Management. It also includes the City of East… Continue reading

  • FLAME Act would restructure wildland firefighting

    Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations bill for the U.S. Forest Service. Attached to the bill was a provision that the state forestry community has been seeking for some time: the Federal Land Assistance, Management… Continue reading

  • It’s still fire season: DNR crews working on 2,000-acre fire

    Yes, it’s been cool and damp across much of Western Washington for the last 24 hours, but it’s still fire season out there. Some of 150-plus lightning strikes recorded across the state last night started fires. The largest is a… Continue reading

  • Rain or shine on Labor Day weekend; fire season is still here!

    Even if you experience scattered rain showers in your area this weekend, our fire danger is still at hand. Please be safe as you plan your outdoor adventures this weekend. Besides being illegal, the discharge of even a single firework… Continue reading

  • Colockum Powerline Fire was a close call

    Although small in size–it was contained to 30 acres–the Colockum Powerline Fire could have become a major incovenience to thousands of Bonneville Power Administration customers. The fire, which was reported early Thursday morning, threatened BPA power lines in Cooke Canyon… Continue reading

  • Crews continue working Oden Road Fire

    As the Omak-Okanogan Chronicle reported today, crews from DNR and other agencies working on the Oden Road Fire in north central Washington were challenged by gusty winds yesterday as a weather front moved through the area. A few small spot… Continue reading

  • Inside the DNR wildfire dispatch center

    by Christine Mahar, DNR Communications Intern Ever wonder how DNR mobilizes personnel, trucks, aircraft, and supplies to respond to wildland fires (more than 700 this year)? I can tell you how. I spent a week late last month (July 2009)… Continue reading

  • Bug kill: Washington’s forests face multiple threats

    The health of Washington forests didn’t get markedly worse last year, it just stayed about same: unhealthy. The Forest Health Highlights in Washington Report – 2008 (the most current report) found that insects and disease killed more than 5 million… Continue reading

  • Aerial retardant drops help contain Bucket Fire

    It was only a small fire, and quick reponse by DNR and other agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, kept it that way. The Bucket Fire in Naneum Ridge State Forest never grew beyond 5 acres yesterday. Today, two DNR hand crews… Continue reading

  • DNR crews continue work on Nahahum fire

    Fire crews worked through the weekend to keep this blaze to less than 50 acres. Residents of 50 nearby homes were advised to evacuate. The human-caused fire broke out on DNR-protected land north of the Chelan County town of Cashmere. Firefighters… Continue reading