Wildfires

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Environment

Record fires or wildfire deficit, which is it for Washington state?
Paige Browning
Week in Review: A new drug ordinance, SPD bodycam controversy, and wildfires

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with science journalist Jane C. Hu, health journalist Joanne Silberner, and Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Environment

Thousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to Congress

The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
Ximena Bustillo
Environment

One hiker's eerie night trekking past a North Cascades wildfire

“I’ve never walked by anything like that before,” Campos said at 3:30 a.m. “The fire was right next to the road. Little fireballs rolling down, landing in the ditch right next to the road. Bowling-ball-size rocks, laying in the road. Pretty intense.”
John Ryan
Environment

How to keep carbon in Washington's forests
Courtney Flatt
Environment

Fire-prone old BNSF train ignited 500-acre Columbia Gorge blaze, state finds

Chunks of hot carbon and lubricant pads spewed from a 1970s-era BNSF Railway locomotive caused a wildfire in southern Washington in July, according to an investigation from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
John Ryan
Environment

How AI is helping detect wildfires in Washington

High-tech fire lookouts are now helping spot wildfires in Washington. This fire season, the state has cameras geared up with artificial intelligence. And so far, we’re told it’s working.
Courtney Flatt
Environment

Scenes from an Eastern Washington town devastated by wildfire
Megan Farmer
Environment

Oregon Road Fire survivor recounts harrowing escape

Justin Knutsen his wife and children had mere minutes to escape their home in Elk, Wash., as the Oregon Road Fire bore down on them.
Angela King
Environment

Another struggle after the Maui fires: keeping toxic runoff out of the ocean

There's little that separates the ocean from the 2,200 burned buildings in Lahaina. Officials are working to block runoff that could harm the coral reefs offshore.
Lauren Sommer

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