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HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) — The Hermiston Fire Department says a wildfire has scorched nearly 5 square miles and burned several buildings at the former Umatilla Chemical Depot. Fire Capt. J.W. Roberts says the blaze that began Monday has scorched multiple bunkers, or igloos, where chemical weapons were once stored...

OSO, Wash. (AP) — Fire crews are battling a roughly 55-acre wildfire that began Thursday evening several miles west of Oso. KIRO reports that firefighters from Snohomish County and the Department of Natural Resources are tackling the blaze off that began around 6 p...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The mountain snowpack remains pretty good in Washington state, raising hopes that the state will not have a repeat of the drought and major wildfires of last year. The February 1 report showed that winter snowpack across the state is 109 percent of normal. The...

SEATTLE (AP) — A firefighter who was severely injured in last summer's deadly Twisp River blaze says he's getting "a little bit better each day." The Seattle Times reports Daniel Lyon Jr., who has been living at his parent's house in Montana, paid a visit to Harborview Medical Center this week so experts could track his progress. The...

    SEATTLE (AP) — A blaze that killed three firefighters in north-central Washington was voted the state's top news story of 2015 by Associated Press member editors. Other top news items of the past 12 months included the criminal indictment of Auditor Troy Kelley on money laundering and other charges, the fatal crash of a Ride the Ducks amphibious tour vehicle in Seattle and the Seahawks' heartb

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakama Nation is seeking $65.5 million in damages from the Klickitat Public Utility District for a 2013 wildfire that burned almost 20,000 acres of tribal timber land. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that the state says the utility is at fault because its power lines set the blaze. But...

State Department of Natural Resources officials are closing down volunteer-intake centers and saying they have all the help they need to fight Washington's largest fire ever -- the Okanogan Complex. Thousands of volunteers have gone through crash-course fire training, helped operate heavy equipment and directed other other volunteers to community service opportunities since the call for help went

The wildfires that have consumed much of Washington are now making it difficult to provide even basic supplies for crews battling the blazes, especially in the Okanogan Valley.

The folks at NBC-TV affiliate KING 5 in Seattle have compiled a helpful list of links to help those concerned and interested keep up with the latest on the Washington wildfires spreading across the state:

The White House has announced drought assistance for states in the west that continue to struggle with prolonged dryness. The Administration is announcing new actions and investments of more than $110 million to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires...