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Officials say a fire at a Mount Vernon farm killed about 14,000 chickens that were about two weeks old.  A Draper Valley Farms spokesman said the fire started in one of the farm's chicken houses.  Mount Vernon Fire Chief Bryan Brice said firefighters were called Monday evening to the blaze.  He said...

The fires taking place in the heart of wine country in California is spotlighting how they react to wildfires.   Rhonda Smith, UC Cooperative Extension viticulture farm adviser said fires don’t burn with the same intensity in vineyards because the fuel load inside a vineyard is much less.   “...

WSU Master Gardener Bonnie Orr talks about the importance making your home firewise this time of year.           If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Fires destroyed apple packing plant in Wenatchee over the weekend.   Phillipi Fruit in Wenatchee saw their packing warehouse burn on Fifth Street in Wenatchee Friday night. Chelan County Fire Chief Mike Burnett said the warehouse was a total loss, so they focused their efforts on preventing the fire from spreading to a nearby warehouse that was just five feet away.  ...

Because of the hot, dry and windy weather impacting the Northwest this week, Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark has expanded the statewide burn ban.  Now, all campfires on DNR-protected lands are prohibited through September 30th.  Si...

One year ago today, June 28th, 2015, Wenatchee experienced one of the most devastating fires in recent history.  The Sleepy Hollow fire broke out late Sunday and quickly consumed hundreds of acres of grass and sagebrush.  It then moved into the residential part of town.   ...