by admin | Jan 15, 2021 | Stories
Originally published on January 12, 2021 9:25 pm at KNKX. By Courtney Flatt. To keep Washington from facing another devastating fire season, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is asking the state legislature to create a dedicated fund for firefighting, forest...
by admin | Jan 12, 2021 | Stories
Article originally posted by NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS (Associated Press) SPOKANE, Wash. Jan. 12, 2021 1:12 p.m. After yet another year of catastrophic wildfires in Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is once again proposing that the state create a...
by admin | Dec 28, 2020 | Stories
This story first appeared on Spokane Public Radio: SPR’s Doug Nadvornick reports. This listen to the newstory, click here. Covid-related aid and police reform will be two of the major issues before the Washington legislature when it convenes next month. But...
by admin | Dec 17, 2020 | Stories
This post first appeared on Big County News, December 17, 2020. On Thursday, December 17, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz delivered the town of Malden a fire engine, replacing the engine lost when the town was devastated by a Labor Day wildfire....
by admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Stories
This story first aired on NPR, September 8, 2020. by Mark Katkov. Twitter feed from Bill Chappel. Almost every structure in the small farming town of Malden in eastern Washington state was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire Monday as high winds created what officials...
