wildfire prevention

(Runtime 1:06) Smokey Bear was created to educate the public on the importance of preventing wildfires caused by people. He’s since become a beloved…

As the days get hotter and warmer, many Washingtonians are gearing up for the wildfires that will ignite across the region this year, causing smoky skies, evacuations and potentially devastating loss.

More firefighters are needed for wildfires that might crop up in Eastern Washington’s agricultural region, said Democrat Sen. Maria Cantwell during a…

(Runtime :50)The Biden Administration approved nearly $200 million in federal funding to help communities, including those in the Northwest, prepare for…

With cooler temperatures and more moisture in the air, preparations for next year’s wildfires have begun, and this means planned fires.

Residents in the Methow Valley are hoping to prevent future devastating fires by creating BioChar. Fire scorching the forests of the Methow Valley in North Central Washington has become a devastating yearly event.

It’s been a little over a year since the Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise, which impacted thousands of lives in Northern California. The disaster also alarmed people across the West, who are now asking themselves: Could a fire like that happen here?

Free-burning fire is the proximate provocation for the havoc, since its ember storms are engulfing landscapes. But in the hands of humans, combustion is also the deeper cause.

Connecting different projects – like these large-scale fuels management ones – with efforts by homeowners down below helps make the landscape more resilient. It’s part of a larger effort to help central Washington avoid the fate of towns like Paradise, California, which was devastated by the Camp Fire in 2018.

The longest-running public service campaign is tied to a reduction in wildfires, but in some ways Smokey's message may have worked too well. Here's how he's changed.