Fire Officials Release Details, Cause of Fire That Gutted Home
Fire crews did not say if home was completely destroyed.
smoke
Kennewick 3-Year-Old “Super Hero” Saves Parents in Apartment Fire
A little girl is a real-life "super-hero" as she helped save herself and her parents in an apartment fire this week.
Smell of Burning Rubber Alerts Officer to Truck ‘Burnouts’
Not so smart driver apparently forgot it's not just the smoke, but the smell too!
D.I.Y. Smoke Eater
Eat your heart out Ron Popeil!
Increasing Smoke & Haze, Air Quality Alert for Tri-Cities
The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality Alert until 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 14th.
Saddle Mountain Fire Up to 6,000 Acres Now in Grant County
Even some smoke jumper crews utilized in rugged terrain in Grant County east of Beverly.
Fire Destroys West Richland Home Sunday Afternoon
Smoke could be seen from as far away as Kennewick.
Spokane Wants Us To Blow The Smoke Back To Canada
Spokane Wants Us To Blow The Smoke Back To Canada
Forget Poor, “Hazardous Air” To Stay Through Thursday?
Monday morning, the National Weather Service released this Air Quality statement:
"...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT THURSDAY...
The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an Air Quality
Alert...in effect until noon PDT Thursday for the following counties
in central, south central and southeast Washington:
Benton
Columbia
Franklin
Kittitas
Klickitat
Walla Walla
Columbia Basin Plagued By Unhealthy Air Here’s What You Need To Know
Not a good day to take a jog
Here’s Where to Go to See How Our Air Quality is Doing
The EPA has an air quality website, that provides quick and easy information about how bad, or good, our air is. Give the smoke and fires, they're probably getting record numbers of hits.
Pasco Cancels All After-School Activities, Tuesday September 5th
Pasco Schools released a statement at 10am Tuesday:
Following guidelines on air quality from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Pasco School District has decided to keep all students and staff inside for recess, lunch and physical education classes today (9/5). All...