by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Stories
This article first appeared in the Spokesman-Review on September 10, 2021. Article by Laurel Demkovich. Photos by Jesse Tinsley. In recent years, small towns, like Malden, Washington, have become victim to catastrophic fires that burned around them. As more people...
by admin | Sep 8, 2021 | Stories
This article first appeared on KREM.com on September 7, 2021. Author: Grace Arnis (KREM), KREM Staff Malden and Pine City were hit particularly hard by the Babb Road Fire. Now, state leaders want to prevent it from happening again. WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — Fires during...
by admin | May 18, 2021 | Stories
This report was published first in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News on May 18, 2021. By Elaine Williams, for the Daily News. Probe: Malden fire caused by branch on power line An investigation by the Washington Department of Natural Resources found a fire that leveled...
by admin | Apr 10, 2021 | Stories
This article first appeared in The News Tribune (Tacoma) By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press on April 10, 2021 The state Senate has unanimously passed a bill to create a dedicated fund to prevent and fight wildfires in Washington. The bill, promoted by...
by admin | Mar 11, 2021 | Stories
This article first appeared on Spokane Public Radio on March 9, 2021. By Doug Nadvornick. The Washington House on Tuesday unanimously approved a wildfire prevention and forest health bill and sent it to the Senate. Among other things, the bill would create a fund that...