SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is suing Inland Northwest Power and Light over the 2023 Gray Fire that destroyed hundreds of homes. The Gray Fire started ...

Crews are battling a wildfire that sparked north of Leavenworth. The fire is estimated at 64 acres, down from 153 acres on Tuesday. A Level 1 Fire Advisory is in effect. CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. - Crews ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources enacted a statewide burn ban that began at 1 p.m. Wednesday as hot, dry weather conditions increase wildfire dangers. The news ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Local fire victims have expressed uncertainty toward their next steps. The process isn't linear, and will look different for every victim. It's why the Department of Natural ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — In the wake of sweeping federal layoffs at the National Weather Service (NWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), emergency management agencies across the ...

DEER PARK, Wash. — After multiple stray bullets hit vehicles and structures, the Washington Department of Natural Resources has decided to close the Boggs Pit parcel to target shooting. DNR will be ...

Washington state could create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires if lawmakers approve legislation introduced Thursday by the state Department of Natural Resources and Senate Democrats.

Volunteers plant native species such as large leaf lupine, left, and tufted hair grass at Lacamas Prairie Natural Area on April 22 as part of an ongoing restoration effort. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian ...

On an August day last summer, a Washington DNR dispatch manager received an alert of a possible fire in a rural area outside the Seattle metropolitan area. Who called it in? Artificial intelligence, a ...

Managing a fire is both a science and an art. Containing a wildfire is like painting a mural – the big picture is the most important, there’s less control over the details and it takes a while to ...

DEER PARK, Wash. — All good things must come to an end. That's also true of the bad things. "We hope for the best, but prepare for the worst," Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said. Franz ...

Jul. 18—More fire restrictions are going into effect as land managers try to limit wildfire risk in the heat of summer. The Washington Department of Natural Resources banned all outdoor burning on its ...