Focus
Smoke may be seasonal — but preparation is year-round
After a quiet smoke season, health experts explain why Washington agencies and residents should prepare for the next big one.
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Sponsorship
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Wildfires are burned into Washington's history — and our headlines
We might think of smoky summers as a new plague. But for centuries, wildfire smoke has been confounding Northwesterners, blocking sunsets and even sinking ships.
Focus
How Washington's 'summer of fire' nearly destroyed Seattle, Spokane and Ellensburg
On the cusp of becoming a state, the Washington territory suffered three major fires that would change the course of history.
Culture
How Washington’s most infamous bridge failure helped engineers prevent more
On this episode of Mossback's Northwest, Knute Berger looks back at what Puget Sound learned from the Tacoma Narrows bridge disaster.
Environment
Washington is usually ablaze with wildfires this time of year. What happened?
Experts say a comparatively cool, wet summer kept the megafires of recent years out of most of the state. But we aren’t out of the woods yet.