chelan county emergency management

Chelan and Douglas Counties are making the switch to a new emergency alert system. The Everbridge Emergency Alert System will replace the two-county area's current system, AlertSense, starting April 1. Sgt. Jason Reinfeld of Chelan County Emergency Management says the move will bring the two counties in sync with the region's other counties who all use the Everbridge system...

Fire spokesperson Kay McKellar said four airplanes and three helicopters were brought in to assist with ground efforts to battle fire.

New forecasting from the National Interagency Fire Center shows North Central Washington will be especially at risk for wildfires this summer.

Crews are currently snow plowing the roads throughout Wednesday, providing access for school buses for the ride home this afternoon.

ABC's Good Morning America did a story on the rescue which involved more than a dozen personnel from multiple agencies being flown by helicopter to a hiker who was trapped under a massive boulder.