COVID-19 will have an impact of wildfire season in Oregon and Washington state, according to fire officials, who are trying to plan out how they will staff the front lines while maintaining social distancing measures. Fire officials go into every season looking at drought conditions, fuels, and how they will staff for fire seasons.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV Fox 12 News Portland

Firefighters responded to the scene of a brush fire that broke out in the Dishman Hills Conservation Area. According to Spokane County Fire District 8, crews were working to mop up the 1/4 acre fire Tuesday afternoon. Crews from District 8, the Spokane Valley Fire Department and the Washington State Department of Natural resources responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 8:47:42 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A man using a forklift to clear debris on his West Valley property inadvertently started a brush fire that destroyed the forklift and burned nearly a quarter-acre of brush Tuesday morning. A man at 2815 S. 74th Ave. was working with the forklift when the exhaust caught some old bags on fire, and the flames spread into weeds, said West Valley Fire Department Capt.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 4:46:56 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

The Spokane region received a poor air-quality rating from the American Lung Association's 2020 "State of the Air" report, with local officials citing wildfire smoke as the main contributor. The ALA's State of the Air provides reports on the two most widespread outdoor air pollutants, ozone and particle pollution, both harmful to public health.
- PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 6:39:50 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane