The report suggests the 44-year-old tree should have been cut down before the fire. Author: Kaitlin Riordan Updated: 7:20 PM PDT May 18, 2021
SPOKANE, Wash The Washington Department of Natural Resources released its final report on the Babb Road Fire that destroyed the town of Malden on Labor Day in 2020.
The report says the fire started after a Ponderosa pine tree branch fell on an Avista powerline during high winds on Sept. 7. A DNR forest pathologist determined that the tree had several multi-dominant tops, signs of stress and insect infestation. The report suggests the 44-year-old tree should have been cut down before the fire.
May 18, 2021
An investigation by the Washington Department of Natural Resources found a fire that leveled most of the town of Malden started when a tree branch touched an Avista Utilities power distribution line.
The Babb Fire began at a time when the 15,000 acres that burned were under a red flag warning for high winds and relatively low humidity, according to a report about the investigation, which was recently released. Almost everyone who lived in the 121 homes in rural Whitman County that were lost in the fire on Labor Day is still in the early stages of rebuilding or making decisions about if it is feasible to do so.
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North Sound homeowners get help identifying wildfire danger risk to homes
Warmer and dryer temperatures push all of western Washington farther towards wildfire danger.
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. - Warmer and dryer temperatures push all of western Washington farther towards wildfire danger. That’s why a North Sound conservation district offers a program that helps homeowners learn how to reduce the risk of losing property to wildfire.
The Whatcom Conservation District paired with Washington Department of Natural Resources firefighters to assess a community south of Bellingham on Monday. Firefighters noted that structures can sometimes face threats homeowners might not immediately recognize as dangerous.
Solar farms booming in Washington, but where should they go?
Some Klickitat County residents say projects hurt property values, way of life By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times
Published: May 10, 2021, 6:03am
Share: Dan Christopher, Klickitat County commissioner, talks with solar critics picketing across from the Goldendale Post Office. (Hal Bernton/The Seattle Times)
GOLDENDALE In September 2018, Russ and Amy Hanson received an unsolicited offer from Invenergy to cover their land near this south central Washington town with solar panels.
They could earn up to $40,000 a year for a quarter-century lease on their 40-acre tract, according to correspondence from the company to the Hansons.