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Local officials reported that the smoke that plagued the area has started to subside, but the people’s fear of unhealthy air and surroundings, as well as the perception that new fires could spread, took the attention of the officials.

While the massive wildfires in Washington State continue to burn and smoke fills the southern half of our province, there is not any increased concern of those fires crossing the border.

Massive wildfires expanding across north-central Washington continued to grow on Friday.

The massive cloud of smoke began to lift over Washington wildfires on Sunday.

Kale Casey, the public information officer on the Chelan Complex, said he’s concerned about the town of Manson – south of hotspots and in the direction of the expected wind shift. He said since Friday the fire has grown 100 square miles. The governor’s office...

The Stickpin wildfire burning in northern Ferry County, Washington, 4.5 kilometres south of the Canada-United States border (near Grand Forks) is now estimated at 16,830 hectares.

The massive cloud of smoke is expected to lift over the wildfires in Washington state on Sunday, but as air quality improves fire behavior could become more erratic and intense, fire officials said.

Both communities were in the path of flames from a cluster of wildfires dubbed the Okanogan Complex, which has doubled in size since Thursday to scorch some 161,000 acres (65,154 hectares) of brush and dry timber about 115 miles (185 km) northeast of Seattle. In all, almost a...

Almost 800 firefighters were trying to beat back the flames.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has sent more firefighters to aid wildfire battles around the country.

“I want to say this is an unprecedented cataclysm in our state“, Inslee said. “Previous year was bad with 250,000 acres”.

The Case Western Reserve University community is deeply saddened by the death of 2010 graduate Andrew Zajac, one of three firefighters killed Wednesday as wildfires spread in Washington state.

“We are saddened that a life with such promise has ended so soon and we will miss him deeply”, the statement said.

Firefighters brace for more high winds in the forecast through Friday that threaten to stoke wildfires burning across Eastern Washington. The sun rises in smokey air over a burnt-out ridge along Twisp River Road in Twisp, Wash.

The U.S. Fire Service identified three firefighters who were killed when their vehicle overturned while battling a wildfire in Washington state. There were 10 fatalities past year and 15 in 2012.