evacuation Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Six homes lost in Hospital Fire in Orofino

By Lauren Paterson August 30, 2023

A helicopter with a bucket of water flies above a tree covered hillside with smoke billowing in the distance.

A helicopter pulled water from the Clearwater River while fighting the flames from the Hospital Fire in Orofino, Idaho August 29, 2023. (Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB) Listen (Runtime 3:16) […]Read More

Precipitation, wind change slow growth of Spokane County wildfires

By Rebecca White August 21, 2023

Two firefighters face away from camera looking up at tree. They each hold large chainsaws and are dressed in long yellow sleeves, jeans and hardhats. In the distant background, smoke can be seen rising above black ground in front of scattered pine trees.

Workers remove trees impacted by the Gray Fire near Interstate 90. (Courtesy: Washington State Department of Transportation) Read By: Rebecca White / Spokane Public Radio Update: Interstate 90 has re-opened. Washington […]Read More

Red Flag Warning: What does it mean?

By Lauren Paterson July 27, 2023

A bright orange fire erupts on evergreen trees in a McCall Idaho forest.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Forest Service flames from the Nethker Fire engulf trees at Payette National Forest near McCall, Idaho. The Northwest has […]Read More

Crews keep Newell Road Fire from reaching solar farm, landfill

By Courtney Flatt July 24, 2023

Shrubs and trees and transmission lines are in the foreground of the picture. White smoke rises in behind them in the background of the picture.

The Newell Road Fire in south-central Washington has burned more than 50,000 acres. (Credit: Newell Road Fire Information, Facebook.) Read A fire in south-central Washington has threatened renewable energy projects, […]Read More