Posts Tagged ‘Fire season’
Campfire Bans For ‘Undeveloped’ Camping Lifted On National Forest
If you enjoy camping outside of designated campgrounds on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, you know it can get a little cold at night without a fire. But now, with fall weather arriving, you can have a fire outside of designated campgrounds.
Read MorePNW’s Fall Fire Potential Low Despite Higher Temps
Above average temperatures and normal precipitation are expected for the rest of the year. And for the Pacific Northwest, fire potential is low. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreFire Crews Checking Out 20 Small Fires From Recent Lightning
With the heavy rain we received over the weekend, you’d think there would be no chance of lighting caused fire. But in fact, there were over twenty. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreAs Fire Season Grows, So Must Year-Round State Firefighters, Franz Says
The largest firefighting force in the state is largely seasonal. But the head of the agency that oversees that force – Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz – is looking to change that. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreDNR Converting 10th Huey Helicopter For Firefighting Force
What once was old is new again. Former U.S. Army helicopters are becoming aerial firefighters, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreU.S. Forest Service Fire Hire Taking Applications For Next Year’s Fire Season
Are you committed, hardworking and would enjoy being outside fighting fires? If so, the U.S. Forest Service just might have an opening for you. Marcus Bellissimo has the details.
Read MoreQuiet Fire Season Likely To Continue, New Wildfire Outlook Report Says
Above average temperatures and seasonally average precipitation is what we can expect over the next few months. That should mean a low risk of large wildland fires.
Read MoreNCW Wildfire Update – Tuesday, Aug. 6
Here’s the latest with fires in our region: Two small fires are burning in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness west of Leavenworth and another is northwest of Leavenworth in the Chiwawa drainage of the Glacier Peak Wilderness. All three have remained small over the last two weeks, started by lightning in the late-July thunder cell that…
Read MoreKeeping Smoke Away With…Steam?
Smoke and the summer months unfortunately go hand in hand. But an effort by the Department of Ecology seeks to reduce non-wildfire smoke. Marcus Bellissimo reports chipping and steaming are critical tools in the toolbox.
Read MoreHigh Fire Danger Today, Several Small Starts From Lightning
A cold front rolling over North Central Washington is causing lightning strikes, worrying fire officials. Bolts streaked above west and north Wenatchee early this morning. Chelan County District #1 and State DNR fire crews responded to several small starts up Horse Lake Reserve and Burch Mountain. A Red Flag Warning and Fire Weather Watch are…
Read MoreAs Fire Danger Increases, Training Academy For Central Wash. Wildland Firefighters Begins
Fire training that teaches various agencies how to communicate with one another during a fire and what life can be like for a firefighter in the field starts tomorrow. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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