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| Oct 14, 2026 | Officials confirm first detection of emerald ash borer in Walla Walla County | Media Inquiries: [email protected]
Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684
OLYMPIA – Just one month after confirming the first-ever detection of emerald ash borer in the state, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the United Stat... |
| Aug 6, 2026 | State begins damage assessments for historic wildfires | Washington state is asking residents affected by the historic wildfires that began on Aug. 1, 2026, to complete the online Residential Damage Survey.
The information collected from this survey will help expedite the damage assessment proces... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Arson suspect arrested as US northwest battles wildfires | SPOKANE: Emergency crews on Tuesday (Aug 4) were racing to contain flames in the US Northwest, where a man was arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with the largest of the fires that have displaced tens of thousands.
Wildfires super... |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By LINDSEY WASSON, MANUEL VALDES and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Thursday, July 30, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Monday, July 27, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Friday, July 24, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Monday, July 20, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Friday, July 17, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Monday, July 13, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 11, 2026 | Friday, July 10, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Thursday, July 9, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Monday, July 6, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County | Whatcom County Hazard Mitigation Plan update survey
We will be keeping the Hazard Mitigation Plan survey up indefinitely, but only including comments made by July 1 for this update. The public is encouraged to provide input and feedback thr... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | State officials ask you to check your trees for invasive insects | For immediate release: 7/29/2021
Media Inquiries: 360-480-5397
Public Inquiries: 1-800-443-6684
State officials ask you to check your trees for invasive insects
OLYMPIA - Are invasive species hiding in your trees? State officials ask you to... |
| May 13, 2026 | As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org
From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into t... |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Washington consumers most at risk from wildfires deserve our help | OLYMPIA, Wash. — The following is an open letter to Washington consumers from Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer, Medical Lake Mayor Terri Cooper, and Steve Brooks, Executive Director of Washington Fire Chiefs, on the importance of bringi... |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol | US senator blasts detentions
Initial reports saying firefighters had been arrested by federal agents sparked outrage from U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. Several firefighters who witnessed the incident had told The Seattle Times anonymously that fe... |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Stars, Stripes, and Safety: Public Health Tips for the Fourth | For immediate release: July 2, 2025 (25-084)
Contact: DOH Communications
OLYMPIA – Summer is here, and as temperatures rise, so do seasonal health and safety risks. As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day and enjoy the outdoors, the Was... |
| May 20, 2025 | Wildfire Awareness Month: Kuderer reminds homeowners to review policies | OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer urged homeowners to consider fire threats and review their insurance policies with fire season approaching.
May is Wildfire Awareness Month, an opportunity for people, c... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | May 3 is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day | The isn’t an official kickoff day for wildfire season, but the first Saturday in May is pretty close — and, appropriately, it’s also Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.
The annual campaign, spearheaded by the National Fire Protection Assoc... |
| Mar 27, 2025 | States’ wildfire plans at risk amid budget woes and federal uncertainty | Meanwhile, tensions between the U.S. and Canada over Trump’s proposed tariffs and calls to make the country the U.S.’s 51st state have also complicated wildfire planning, especially in border states, Geissler said. Washington state has main... |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Trump wants to log more trees. He’ll need states’ help | Meanwhile, foresters in conservative-leaning states say they welcome the chance to increase domestic timber production and help a struggling industry.States’ role
Over the past decade, states have played an increasing role in many of the pr... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | How Trump’s mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers | The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service, said in a statement that Secretary Brooke Rollins supports Trump’s directive to fire about 2,000 “probationary, non-firefighting employees,” which he said was for effici... |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences | “It’s just going to be a disaster for the wildfire response this season,” he said.
Scott was slated to move to a new Forest Service fire station this spring. But following the federal hiring freeze, he was told by his captain that it’s uncl... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Celebrating Washington's indispensable wetlands | Feb. 2 marked World Wetlands Day 2025, highlighting the indispensable contributions wetlands make toward building resilience to global climate change, sustaining the planet’s biodiversity, and contributing to the well-being of the world’s h... |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer takes seat on Chehalis Basin Board | OLYMPIA –
For 20 years, Lewis County Commissioner Scott Brummer worked as a fish biologist protecting salmon and fish habitat in the Chehalis River basin. Now he’s bringing his expertise to the Chehalis Basin Board.
Brummer’ four-year term ... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Seattle weekend events: Carnival of Cocktails, Babe Night and more | The Seattle sun has ditched its winter curfew and stopped setting in the afternoon — so here are a few ways to get out there and celebrate.
🪩 Celebrate International Women's Day by dancing to Euro House music from the '90s and early aughts ... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | How wildfires impact mental health | University of Washington researchers have found that wildfires can worsen mental health.
Why it matters: A number of studies have shown the impacts of wildfire smoke on respiratory and cardiovascular systems, but this is believed to be the ... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Climate Resilience, Mentorship, and Community Engagement: A Resource Roundup from WAFAC | Editor’s note: the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC) is a wealth of fire resilience information for both Washington State residents and a national audience alike. In this blog, staff members from WAFAC share some ... |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Western gray squirrels are now considered endangered in Washington state: "Seriously threatened with extinction" | Climate change and land development have added another animal population to the endangered species list in Washington state. The state's Fish and Wildlife Commission said Friday that a more than decade-long plan to recover the threatened we... |
| Sep 27, 2023 | A 5G-powered wildfire-detection tool is helping first responders contain fires faster | A Pano AI camera system in Washington. Pano AI
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To date, their cameras have spotted more than 50,000 fires, both wildfires and prescribed burns... |
| Aug 17, 2023 | People cause most of Washington's wildfires | Data: Short, 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States; Note: Only includes fires with known origins. White areas had no reported fires; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
People caused the vast majority of wildfires in Washin... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Bill Gates-backed startup aims to fight wildfires, drawing on expertise of ex-Amazon drone leader and aviation execs | Data Blanket drones are deployed over a controlled fire. Using AI, the devices don’t require a pilot for navigation or to manage battery life. (Data Blanket Photo)
Data Blanket is a new startup out of the Seattle area developing small fleet... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Predictions for hotter, drier late summer spark Washington wildfire fears | With drought declared in 12 Washington counties, several large fires and dozens of smaller ones burning in the state and temperatures predicted to climb, officials fear what the coming months may bring.
Why it matters: Wildfire season acros... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | How AI could help detect wildfires earlier | Several states are piloting AI-powered systems to detect wildfires faster than traditional bystander reporting systems allow.
Why it matters: Wildfires are burning longer and more frequently because of climate change. Stopping them sooner c... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Wine industry braces against impacts of wildfire smoke | Smoke season hasn't hit Washington in force yet this year, but the wine industry is preparing.
Why it matters: While grapevines are themselves quite resilient to fire, smoke can have a quick and devastating effect on vignerons, vintners and... |
| May 13, 2022 | “Who wouldn’t love this?” A day with a WCC trail crew | Sawdust sprays from a chainsaw as Americorps member Sarah Wingard cuts through a log that's fallen across a Tiger Mountain trail.
When you ask AmeriCorps member Andy McCurdy what he likes about being part of a Washington Conservation Corps ... |
| May 5, 2022 | State provides new guidance for commercial marine fish net pens | A net pen in Puget Sound. Courtesy Washington Dept. of Natural Resources.
After a multi-year effort to improve how commercial marine finfish net pens are managed in Washington, the state has adopted new guidance for facilities operating in ... |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Where Your Taxes Went This Summer | Summer is for the beach, but the regulatory state never takes a holiday. In August alone, 7,492 pages were added to the Federal Register, recording every twitch of the administrative giant. So what did the feds do instead of lazing in the s... |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Cooke sees another lease terminated in Washington | Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced the termination of Cooke Aquaculture’s lease for its Cypress Island facility in a letter sent to the company on Saturday, 3 February. The termination is the second handed ... |
