VIDEO: Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm in Keaton Beach, located along Florida's Gulf Coast near Tallahassee. After rapidly intensifying on its path through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and briefly registering as a Category 4 storm, the hurricane hit Florida's Big Bend area with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

There are a total of 17 “large” wildfires actively burning in Oregon and Washington, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center said in an Aug. 29 report. Nearly 5,000 firefighters are battling the various fires, consuming more than 125,000 acres of forest and grassland in the region. Northwest Interagency Coordination Center fire management specialist Zachary Ellinger told KOIN 6 News that these wildfire statistics account for all fires or fire complexes larger than 100 acres.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

Despite the rain and cooler temperatures, the risk of brush fires remains very high in the region. Lightning in the forecast is raising concern for firefighters who have been battling flames throughout the summer. There is an active Stage 2 Burn Ban in Pierce County, where Fire Marshal Ken Rice said the change in weather is not enough to reduce brush fire danger.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 10:51:52 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Hundreds of people don’t tend to go missing during wildfires, but the devastation that destroyed the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui was like no other. Seattle Fire Lieutenant Ryan Nash and 74 other first responders with Washington Task Force 1 just got back from Maui over the weekend.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 5:23:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Fire crews are battling a large blaze in Newport that broke out late Monday. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the fire at Scott Recycling was still active and the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office said the building is a total loss. The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency called the incident response “a sight to see” in a Tuesday morning update and commended the leadership among the agencies that responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE-TV ABC 6 Knoxville