Wildfire losses can be devastating. Abeyta Nelson has helped hundreds of families rebuild their lives. With summer heat hovering at 100…

Both the length and severity of fire seasons in Washington State continue to increase. As late as the 1990’s, about 85,000 acres…

Wildfires are now common in Washington starting as early as April and extending through mid-October.  Many firefighters were surprised when over 50…

A wildland fire fighter overseeing a controlled burn in progress. It’s summer in Central Washington, and wildfire season has begun.  In 2016, nearly…

The early predictions were right: 2015 has been and continues to be a particularly menacing fire season. Record-setting high temperatures, dry conditions, and low…

This week’s high-70’s temperatures and less than normal snowpack conditions in the mountains signals another potentially threatening wildfire season in Central Washington. According to…

Sitting on the edge of a small Cle Elum lake, the home of Gary and Patsy Hoover was the heart of their family, a…