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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be leasing space at Pangborn Airport to park some of its wildfire aircraft.

There's funding in place for the pilot project that'll treat and then replant the area with fire resistant native plants to establish a more fire resilient landscape.

DNR officials stress "firefighting operations are more important than those 12 likes you'll get on Instagram."

DNR says drought conditions are expected to worsen over the coming weeks, and extended forecast models show the potential for a heat wave in early August.

New forecasting from the National Interagency Fire Center shows North Central Washington will be especially at risk for wildfires this summer.

The Washington State fire season has been record setting this year according to the Department of Natural Resources. Commissioner for Public Lands Hilary Franz says there have been more than 1,000 fires already, a record and double the 10-year average and that's something she'll talk to the Federal Government about ...

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has increased the fire danger rating for the Upper Basin Fire Danger Rating Area, which includes Grant and Douglas County, to extreme. It joins the Lower Basin Rating Area which also included Grant County, but extended through Yakima down into Benton and Franklin Counties and along the Columbia River ...

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz today unveiled a request to double the state’s wildfire fighting budget. The $55 million wildfire spending plan will improve wildfire response and create healthier forests. No Washingtonian was spared from the impacts of wildfire this year. Hot, ...