House Democrats advanced a bill Tuesday that could upend an emergency dispatch network in Spokane by requiring counties to ...

Fire officials urge residents to remain vigilant and take precautions. Here is how you can check fire conditions in real time ...

Wildlife officials are planning a series of prescribed burns on state lands in Ferry and Pend Oreille counties this spring. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday that it was ...

The maps, last updated in 2011, will inform new land-use and building regulations focused on fire safety. While the new regulations may eventually lower insurance premiums for some homeowners ...

Kimberly Giuliacci, division chief at the Woodside Fire Protection District, worries the maps could give residents in areas considered moderate or high hazard a false sense of security.