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Posted: Nov 20, 2015

Precipitation finally extinguishes Paradise Fire in Olympic National Park

The Paradise Fire, which had been burning since May, has been declared extinguished. Ty Crowe, fire operations specialist for Olympic National Park, said Wednesday that the fire in the Queets River drainage was out following a series of storms that dropped several feet of rain on the area. The wildfire, the largest in the history of the park, burned an estimated 2,795 acres of rainforest trees and deep duff, as of the last update in September.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news
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Posted: Nov 19, 2015

Did DNR ever look into claims of wildfire mismanagement?

At least 200 families are preparing to sue Department Natural Resources for what they lost to the 2014 Carlton Complex. The fire that leveled a quarter million acres and 357 buildings began as just a few spot fires. Neighbors of the Golden Hike lightning strike filed a suit in Olympia Tuesday. The fire began on state land, and the suit alleges DNR did not do enough to stop it when it was small.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 6:44:29 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Nov 19, 2015

Did DNR ever look into claims of wildfire mismanagement?

At least 200 families are preparing to sue Department Natural Resources for what they lost to the 2014 Carlton Complex. The fire that leveled a quarter million acres and 357 buildings began as just a few spot fires. Neighbors of the Golden Hike lightning strike filed a suit in Olympia Tuesday. The fire began on state land, and the suit alleges DNR did not do enough to stop it when it was small.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 6:44:29 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Nov 19, 2015

House fire in Renton quickly extinguished

A house fire in Renton was quickly extinguished on Thursday afternoon. The two homeowners were out walking their dog, when they returned to see smoke coming from a second floor window. A total of three residents and one dog have been displaced. The fire occurred at a home along SE 195th Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 3:11:37 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7
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Posted: Nov 19, 2015

House fire in Renton quickly extinguished

A house fire in Renton was quickly extinguished on Thursday afternoon. The two homeowners were out walking their dog, when they returned to see smoke coming from a second floor window. A total of three residents and one dog have been displaced. The fire occurred at a home along SE 195th Street.
- PUB DATE: 11/19/2015 3:11:37 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7
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