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California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency late Wednesday, freeing up money to fight a massive wildfire that continues to burn out of control north of Pollock Pines as well as a fire near the Oregon-California border ... Read More ...

The Washington State Patrol announced in a news release last night that state fire assistance has been mobilized to fight the Trinidad Fire in Grant County.

Gov. Jay Inslee is asking the federal government to reconsider providing federal aid to people hurt by the state's largest wildfire. Inslee said Wednesday that more homes were destroyed or damaged than initially thought. The governor wrote to President Obama, saying temporary housing assistance from the federal government is needed for a full economic recovery...

In a press release this morning, it was announced that the Sand Ridge wildfire is now 100% contained. The fire, which occurred eight miles east of Bickleton in Klickitat County, started on Aug. 20. The cause of the fire was a lightning strike...

A few hundred people who lost their homes or other buildings in wildfires in north central Washington are getting property tax refunds. Okanogan County Treasurer Leah McCormack says the county has sent out over $10,000 in tax refunds for lost structures and reduced property values because of the wildfires...

A dozen wildfires are actively burning in central and eastern Washington on Saturday, but firefighters are starting to get control of about half of them. Fire officials report more than a thousand homes and structures are still in some danger, however, and the weather report calls for more hot and windy weather...

Fire spokesmen say a wildfire burning on the Colville Indian Reservation in northeastern Washington has burned across about 7,000 acres.

Fire officials say a lightning-sparked wildfire burning about 10 miles north of Ellensburg, Washington, has grown to more than 3,500 acres and destroyed more than a dozen structures, including six homes or cabins, and threatens dozens of other homes...

Fire officials say a lightning-sparked wildfire burning about 10 miles north of Ellensburg, Washington, has destroyed more than a dozen structures, including six homes or cabins, and threatens dozens of other homes.