FEMA rejects Gov. Inslee’s request for individual assistance to aid displaced Whitman County residents

by admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Stories

This article first appeared in The Spokesman Review on February 8, 2021. Written by By Laurel Demkovich. Gov. Jay Inslee’s request for individual assistance for residents in Whitman County who became displaced after wildfires devastated their communities this summer...

Malden mayor confident President Biden will sign wildfire relief following lawmakers’ calls

by admin | Jan 24, 2021 | Stories

This article first appeared on January 22, 2021 at KREM2. By Kaitlin Riordan. Washington lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to sign Governor Jay Inslee’s requests for a Major Disaster Declaration and supplemental federal assistance. MALDEN, Wash. — Pine City...

Trump is blocking aid to Malden, Pine City fire victims over beef with Inslee, McMorris Rodgers aide says

by admin | Jan 17, 2021 | Stories

This article first appeared in The Spokesman-Review, on Saturday, January 16 2021. By Emma Epperly and Orion Donovan-Smith from The Spokesman-Review More than four months after a wildfire tore through Malden and Pine City, President Donald Trump is withholding federal...

Washington lands agency seeks big funding bill to combat increasingly bigger fire seasons

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...

Washington lands chief again proposes dedicated funds to fight wildfires

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...