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Dash 8-400AT airtanker finally gets FAA approval

Aero-Flite announced earlier this month that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on the Dash 8-400AT airtanker. Based in Spokane, Aero-Flite has...

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Parks Fire burns from Washington into British Columbia

2:10 p.m. PDT Sept. 3, 2022 Parks Fire map 3:02 a.m. PDT Sept. 3, 2022. The spread of numerous fires have led to the closure of the northernmost portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) including its...

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Two wildfires are burning in Ellensburg, Washington area

Cow Canyon & Vantage Highway Fires. The red dots represent heat detected by a satellite at 4:02 a.m. PDT Aug. 4, 2022. Two wildfires are burning in central Washington. Cow Canyon Fire The Cow...

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Hilary Franz, Washington DNR, discusses initial attack and aerial firefighting

Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Washington State Department of Natural Resources spoke at the Aerial Firefighting Conference in San Diego., March 22, 2022. Photo by Bill Gabbert. (This article was first...

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Washington Commissioner of Natural Resources discusses aerial firefighting

Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Washington State Department of Natural Resources, spoke at the Aerial Firefighting Conference in San Diego., March 22, 2022. Photo by Bill Gabbert. Hilary Franz,...

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Hybrid rotor/fixed wing drone was used extensively over Schneider Springs Fire

Bridger Aerospace’s L3 Latitude Engineering FVR-90 unmanned aircraft, N171RE, on the Schneider Springs Fire in 2021. Still image from IMT’s video. In August and September a hybrid rotor/fixed wing...

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Smoke reduced life expectancy across Washington

Most of Washington State’s hazardous air pollution comes from wildfire smoke, burdening already over-burdened populations in the state and lowering the average number of years people in those...

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Strong winds spread fires in Western Washington

4 p.m. PDT October 16, 2022 Strong winds out of the east and southeast are increasing the spread of wildfires in Western Washington. Red Flag Warnings Sunday afternoon predicted 10 to 20 mph winds out...

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Hikers who escaped from Bolt Creek Fire documented, and now explain the ordeal

The predicted weather will slow the spread of the fire the rest of this week The post Hikers who escaped from Bolt Creek Fire documented, and now explain the ordeal appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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New fire pushes smoke into northwest Washington

The Bolt Creek Fire near Skykomish is growing rapidly The post New fire pushes smoke into northwest Washington appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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Parks Fire burns from Washington into British Columbia

Multiple fires close to the Pacific Crest Trail lead to closure of its northern terminus The post Parks Fire burns from Washington into British Columbia appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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Electric co-op in Washington reaches settlement to pay $1.1 million for...

Earlier, power companies agreed to pay the seriously injured lone survivor $5 million The post Electric co-op in Washington reaches settlement to pay $1.1 million for suppression of fire that killed...

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Forest Service Northwest region issues COVID-19 protocols for firefighting

"Initial attack should be the highest priority for commitment of resources" The post Forest Service Northwest region issues COVID-19 protocols for firefighting appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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Incident Management Teams are receiving COVID-19 assignments

Area Command, Type 1, Type 2, and NIMO teams The post Incident Management Teams are receiving COVID-19 assignments appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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Report released for Spring Coulee Fire fatality in Washington

An Assistant Fire Chief died in an entrapment. The fire burned 107 acres in 2019 near Okanogan, Washington. The post Report released for Spring Coulee Fire fatality in Washington appeared first on...

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Firefighter injured last month passes away in hospital

Christian Johnson, 55, was severely burned on the Spring Coulee Fire in Washington The post Firefighter injured last month passes away in hospital appeared first on Wildfire Today.

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Timber thieves foiled by bees ignite 3,300-acre fire

Maple trees are so valuable and prized by woodworkers, especially those who manufacture musical instruments, that it is a violation of the law in Washington to transport the wood without a state-issued...

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Firefighter seriously injured on wildfire in Okanogan County, Washington

A firefighter suffered serious burns September 1, 2019 while working on a 142-acre fire near Spring Coulee Road in Okanogan County, Washington. The information below is from Okanogan County Emergency...

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Flying through a pyrocumulonimbus cloud

(This article first appeared at earthobservatory.nasa.gov) Atmospheric scientists regularly take note when satellites detect thunderheads rising above columns of wildfire smoke. These “fire...

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Williams Flats Fire grows to over 34,000 acres in Northeast Washington

The Williams Flats fire in northeast Washington was very active Wednesday and Wednesday night, spreading to the east an additional one to two miles and reaching BIA Road 11 less than half a mile from...

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