wildfire smoke

Outdoor workers in Washington state are covered by recent laws designed to protect them from the dangers of wildfire smoke. Washington enacted permanent rules in 2024 and here are the required protection measures.

As wildfire smoke blankets the region, many folks are left wondering how to keep their homes safe and air clean. Let's break it down.

Washington Ecology issued an air quality alert for Chelan and Douglas counties as wildfire smoke spreads, prompting health officials to urge residents to stay indoors.

Air qualities in North Central Washington are in decline due to smoke that's drifting into the region from wildfires in Alaska

The average percentage of fine particle pollution in the Seattle metro area, which includes Bellevue and Tacoma, increased

An unexpected round of thick smoke is blanketing the Wenatchee Valley and North Central Washington area this afternoon. Meteorologist Rachael Fewkes with the National Weather Service office in Spokane says brisk northwest winds are blowing the smoke into the region from several locations...

Chelan-Douglas Health District (CDHD) is partnering with NCW Libraries to provide relief for those affected by wildfire smoke. CDHD has donated portable air filters to library branch locations within the two county area in order to establish these spaces as a safe place to escape the impacts of wildfire smoke...

National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Bodnar says the chance for fires here is much lower, even with incoming hot weather.