Week in Review: A new drug ordinance, SPD bodycam controversy, and wildfires Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with science journalist Jane C. Hu, health journalist Joanne Silberner, and Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
One hiker's eerie night trekking past a North Cascades wildfire “I’ve never walked by anything like that before,” Campos said at 3:30 a.m. “The fire was right next to the road. Little fireballs rolling down, landing in the ditch right next to the road. Bowling-ball-size rocks, laying in the road. Pretty intense.”
Fire-prone old BNSF train ignited 500-acre Columbia Gorge blaze, state finds Chunks of hot carbon and lubricant pads spewed from a 1970s-era BNSF Railway locomotive caused a wildfire in southern Washington in July, according to an investigation from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
How AI is helping detect wildfires in Washington High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has cameras geared up with artificial intelligence. And so far, we’re told it’s working.
Scenes from an eastern Washington town devastated by wildfires (test) The Gray fire near Medical Lake, west of Spokane, destroyed 240 homes and burned over 10,000 acres after starting on August 18th.
Oregon Road Fire survivor recounts harrowing escape Justin Knutsen his wife and children had mere minutes to escape their home in Elk, Wash., as the Oregon Road Fire bore down on them.
Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.