Press Release From Command Post: Firefighting crews continued working hard to complete fire lines along the western perimeter of the Colockum Tarps Fire. They are making good progress in the steep, ...

Press Release From Incident Command: Today increased winds and thunderstorm activity continued to push the Colockum Tarps Fire in a southerly direction. The fire has crossed Quilomene Ridge Rd near ...

COLOCKUM, Wash. - Two of the property owners hardest hit by the severe rain-caused flooding that followed last summer's Colockum Tarps Fire are receiving some federally funded earthwork to protect ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Firefighters were in the final phases of mopping up the 125-square-mile Colockum Tarps Fire when lightning sparked another wildfire nearby. Fire officials say the fire just west of ...

When the 125 square miles scorched during last summer's Colockum Tarps fire was prime winter-range elk habitat in eastern Kittitas County and the southern tip of Chelan County, hunters and wildlife ...

KITTITAS COUNTY — Bad electrical wiring that powered an orchardist’s irrigation pump caused last summer’s Colockum Tarps Fire, which burned 80,000 acres, destroyed four homes and many outbuildings and ...

CHELAN CO., Wash. — Level 2 evacuations have been downgraded to Level 1 for the Colockum Fire, which has now burned 2,967 acres in Chelan County near Malaga. The fire is currently 90-percent contained ...

PUBLIC LANDS — Be sure to check ahead for possible fire restriction before setting out for a hunting or camping trip this weekend. Closures are in effect in some areas as fires continue to burn in the ...

WENATCHEE, Wash. -- Firefighters in central Washington are working to shore up the southern and western flanks of a blaze that has charred a wide swath of land in Kittitas and Chelan counties. Fire ...