Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer heard similar stories from homeowners as she traveled the state.

Washington lawmakers are considering setting up a fund to compensate rural residents who suffer uninsured losses in wildfires caused by the negligence of electric utilities. Electric utilities would ...

October has arrived, but Washington’s wildfire season is far from over. Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove toured the area near the Labor Mountain fire on Wednesday, one of ...

Wildfires are becoming an "all-of-Washington problem," not just an Eastern Washington one, the head of the state Department of Natural Resources said Monday. Commissioner of Public Lands Dave ...

Each year the DNR divvies up a federal grant for wildfire plans in about 60 communities. Washington just received their money ...

A complex of fires in north-central Washington has burned about 379 square miles — more than four times the size of Seattle — making it the largest wildfire in the state since record-keeping started.

WASHINGTON - Wildfires continue to impact air quality in Washington as the Labor Mountain and Lower Sugarloaf fires burn over 40,000 acres each in Central Washington. According to Commissioner of ...

If you think major wildfires in Washington are just for the eastern half of the state, think again. In a meeting room at the Tulalip Resort Casino, wildland firefighters, climate scientists, emergency ...