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I-5 in Tacoma reopens 8 hours after semi-truck driver killed in fiery rollover crash
Interstate 5 in Tacoma reopened Tuesday afternoon more than eight hours after a deadly semi-truck rollover crash caused the ...
Burn pile sparks small brush fire in rural Washington County
A burn pile started a small brush fire in rural Washington County on Saturday afternoon, according to Forest Grove Fire & Rescue.
Property owner fined after burning cardboard, causing brush fire in rural Washington County
An investigation discovered that the property owner had been burning cardboard, and with the wind, the fire spread quickly up ...
Property owner fined after brush fire threatened nearby home in Washington County
A brush fire on NW Agaard Road in rural Washington County was contained by firefighters on Saturday, April 26, after it ...
Even after devastating blazes, Whitman County doesn’t have a fire protection plan. Now, residents have a chance to shape it
On the morning of Sept. 7, 2020, a windstorm caused an errant branch to fall onto a power line, sparking a fire that would ...
‘Crazy’: Forest Service cuts ignite fear, fury over wildfire risks
The Trump administration has slashed more than 10 percent of the agency’s workforce, with more layoffs expected.
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Oregon, Washington brace for wildfire season with above-average temperatures forecast
“We haven’t had below-average temperatures during summer in Oregon and Washington since 2012 ... The Oregon State Fire Marshal says their incident management teams are fully staffed ...