NESPELEM - Very high to extreme fire danger alerts have been issued for the Colville Indian Reservation and the state has increased fire danger ratings for several areas.
August 14, 2018 9:24 a.m. read more..
GRAND COULEE – A firefighter from Okanogan County Fire District No. 8 was injured over the weekend while fighting the Grass Valley Fire in Douglas and Grant counties.
August 14, 2018 9:01 a.m. read more..
OKANOGAN – N-95 masks are available from Okanogan County Public Health for people who are concerned about breathing smoky air.
August 14, 2018 8:25 a.m. read more..
RIVERSIDE – Okanogan County Fire District No. 7 received a surplus wildfire engine last weekend from the state.
August 14, 2018 8:19 a.m. read more..
TWISP – The Level 2 (be ready) evacuation alert area was expanded late last week for the Twisp River drainage because of the Crescent Mountain Fire.
August 14, 2018 8:12 a.m. read more..
UPDATE: Highway 174 has reopened. UPDATE: Areas in Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam previously at Level 3 have been downgraded to Level 2 and those at Level 2 now are at Level 1. GRAND COULEE – Grant County has issued Level 3 (get out now) evacuation alerts for portions of Grand Coulee and the portion of Coulee Dam within Grant County because of the Grass Valley Fire.
August 12, 2018 3:49 p.m. read more..
TWISP – A Level 2 (be ready) evacuation alert has been issued for the Twisp River drainage west of Little Bridge Creek because of the Crescent Mountain and Gilbert fires.
August 9, 2018 11:43 a.m. read more..
The Spokane office of the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heath watch and red flag warning calling for low relative humidity at above normal temperate. “Triple digit heat is expected Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
August 8, 2018 midnight read more..
TWISP – The combined Crescent Mountain and Gilbert fires continue to grow, and some Twisp River area residents remain under a Level 2 evacuation notice because of the blazes, which are burning at the upper end of the drainage.
August 7, 2018 9:03 a.m. read more..
TWISP – Some Twisp River area residents are under a Level 2 evacuation notice because of the Gilbert Fire, which is burning at the upper end of the drainage.
August 2, 2018 3:26 p.m. read more..
MAZAMA – U.S. Forest Service firefighters are battling a fire burning in heavy timber in the Cutthroat area about 13 miles west of town.
July 31, 2018 11:22 a.m. read more..
ORONDO - State fire assistance has been mobilized for the Chelan Hills Fire, located in Douglas County near Orondo.
July 27, 2018 5:14 p.m. read more..
A Western Glove utility trailer caught fire as the driver was heading north on Highway 97 around 10:06 a.m. today, July 26.
July 26, 2018 1:24 p.m. read more..
Blaze reported around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on East Bartlett Avenue
July 22, 2018 6:33 p.m. read more..
Wildfires burning north of the international border is sending clouds of smoke though much of Okanogan Valley,
July 19, 2018 2:36 p.m. read more..
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