Washington Under Siege By Fire: 'We Are Understaffed And Underequipped' “Everything is tapped out.” Those were the not-so-reassuring words of Peter Goldmark, Washington state lands commissioner. He spoke Thursday with KUOW’s... Liz Jones
'Unprecedented Cataclysm': Wildfire Kills Three Firefighters In Methow Valley Three Forest Service firefighters killed in a wildfire threatening Twisp were in a vehicle accident before flames overran them, state and federal... Gil Aegerter
Northwest Wildfires Photographed From Space From space, the West looks like it’s on fire. In Washington state, brown smoke obscures the Cascades in these photos taken by a NASA satellite. Most of... Anna King
Wildfires Now Attack Damp Land: Preview Ashley Ahearn’s Podcast On NPR This summer, Ashley Ahearn was invited to the other Washington to participate in NPR’s new storytelling lab. She and NPR’s Jeff Brady had two weeks to... KUOW Staff
Lightning-Caused Wildfires Destroy Buildings Around Chelan Hundreds of people fled wildfires that surrounded the city of Chelan after multiple lightning strikes on Friday, emergency officials said. Residents and... Gil Aegerter
How To Protect Your Home From Wildfire Ross Reynolds interviews Roger Faris about how to protect your home from wildfire, whether you live near a forest, in the suburbs or in the city. Faris... Ross Reynolds
Smoke Makes It To Washington As British Columbia Burns Ross Reynolds speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about the worst fire season British Columbia has ever seen. And Gary Schneider... Kate O'Connell
Yes, Western Washington Should Prepare For Wildfires Too Linda Vane stoops down to pull out a handful of weeds at the edge of a gravel road. The weeds are dry and crumble in her hands. The soil beneath them is... Deborah Wang
Wenatchee Fire: Embers The Size Of Bread Loaves Fire came floating out of the sky into Wenatchee. “Some of the embers we gathered and posted on social media, I mean, they're the size of a loaf of... Kate O'Connell
Early Wildfires Blow Budget In British Columbia David Hyde speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about the early start to wildfire season in British Columbia. Kate O'Connell
