Insured Loss Estimates Top $600M From Washington Fires, Testing New Commissioner September 8, 2026 By Don Jergler The wildfires that plagued Washington for nearly half the summer put new Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer and her office to...
Second Death Reported in Washington Wildfires; Hundreds of Structures Burned August 23, 2023 By LISA BAUMANN A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and...
Washington Governor Inslee Declares Wildfire State of Emergency, Burn Ban July 9, 2021 Gov. Jay Inslee this week declared a state of emergency throughout Washington relating to the growing risk of wildfires, including...
Insurers, People Rarely Pay When Washington Bills for Negligence-Caused Wildfires September 12, 2016 Washington regularly bills people who are deemed to have negligently started wildfires, but the state isn’t always successful at collecting....
Residents Near Washington Wildfires Find Destruction Hard to Accept July 21, 2014 By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and GENE JOHNSON Residents strolled through the smoldering rubble of their neighborhoods, some wearing surgical masks to protect their lungs from the smoke...