'Go now' evacuations extended in Yakima County as Schneider Springs Fire continues to burn
More Level 3 evacuation notices were issued for Yakima County residents on Tuesday afternoon as the Schneider Springs Fire continued to burn.
Ash rains down in California from Caldor Fire
Rain is a pretty rare sight in drought-stricken California but during fire season, raining ash is unfortunately much more common.
Washington wildfires grow, prompt evacuations, burn homes
Strong winds on Monday led to fire growth in central and eastern Washington that prompted new mandatory evacuations and burned homes, fire officials said.
Dixie Fire expands as containment remains at 31%
The Dixie Fire expanded by 17,280 acres overnight while firefighters kept the fire at 31% containment since Thursday night.
Northwest heat wave and bad air from wildfires pose danger
Temperatures were expected to soar to triple digits again Friday in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as a heat wave bakes the Pacific Northwest, and forecasters said hot weather and wildfire smoke would pose a problem through the weekend.
Wildfire smoke anticipated to impact coastal and metro communities
Forest Service advisors are warning that the air quality in coastal and metro communities is anticipated to worsen by Thursday due to several fires burning across the Pacific Northwest.
North Cascades Highway reopens, fires continue burning
The North Cascades Highway has reopened after wildfires forced its closure for nearly a month.
Tree falls onto power line, sparking brush fire in Pierce County
Crews were working on a brush fire in the South Hill area after a lieutenant on his way to work reported seeing a tree fall onto a power line.
Dixie Fire destroys fire station while volunteer crews battle blaze
The Indian Valley Fire Rescue Department was destroyed by the Dixie Fire while the volunteer firefighters were trying to save homes in the Greenville area.
Towns burn to ashes, others unaccounted for as Dixie Fire rages through Sierra Nevada
As of Friday morning, the Dixie Fire had scorched more than 400,000 acres, giving it the unfortunate ranking of being California's third-largest wildfire in state history.
Devastating: Dixie Fire levels Gold Rush-era town of Greenville
Video shows a hotel, bar, gas station and many other buildings in Greenville, Plumas County, burned to the ground.
Hundreds of lightning bolts hit dry Oregon, start new fires
Lightning bolts struck the parched forests of southern Oregon hundreds of times in 24 hours, igniting some 50 new wildfires even as the nation’s largest wildfire continued to burn less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) away, officials said on Monday.
