The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest has announced plans for prescribed fire operations throughout April to manage vegetation and protect communities from wildfires.

Warm temperatures, strong winds and dry conditions could create a hazardous environment for new fires to develop in the ...

Why it matters: Climate change and drought are causing wildfires to become more intense, widespread and harder to put out.

White Mountain National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations in mid-April as weather conditions allow.

Documents released this week by state officials allege that numerous safety violations led to a September 2023 natural gas fire in Toppenish that killed a man and injured another.