Washington’s wildfire season is far from over. Dave Upthegrove toured the Labor Mountain fire area, one of the major ...

As wildfires continue to impact air quality in the state, funding for wildfire readiness and response remains unstable. The ...

As the number of fires continues to rise, each new one represents a roll of the dice, said Michael Medler, a former wildland firefighter and pyrogeography researcher at Western Washington University.

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — Fourteen large wildfires are burning across Washington state, consuming more than 122,000 acres this year as firefighters battle rugged terrain, shifting weather, and evacuation ...

Two large wildfires that broke out in September are still burning in central Washington and prompting evacuations on Sunday afternoon, according to Chelan County Emergency Management.

This story was updated with the latest wildfire numbers on October 13, 2025, at around 3:30 p.m. As fall sets in, many of the state's wildfires are nearing containment, though a few continue to grow ...

SEATTLE — Lightning ignited a dozen new wildfires in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest over the weekend. The fires, which span from areas near Leavenworth, Cle Elum and Winthrop, are all fairly ...

A central Washington wildfire has continued to grow. As of Wednesday, the Sugarloaf Fire, which is burning about 25 miles northeast of Leavenworth, has torched 13,814 acres. It grew more than 1,000 ...

TheNorthwest Interagency CoordinationCenter(NICC) said on Wednesday, Sept. 10 that there are now 193 crews, 449 fire engines, and 32 helicoptersresponding to large fires in the Pacific ...