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By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News We just emerged from the first week of September, and boy, did autumn feel far away:

By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A human is to blame for starting Washington state’s largest wildfire, burning since July 23.

PULLMAN, Wash. – There’s nothing like taking a little catnap by the fireplace, feeling the heat, watching the flames and listening to crackling sounds. But until you asked, I wasn’t entirely sure what this mesmerizing thing was or how it works.

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences DAYTON, Wash. – Fire behavior, history, tools to evaluate conditions, firefighter roles and state regulations and policies will be discussed in a free workshop for woodland owners and others 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at 111 Pattit Rd., Dayton.

By Kate Wilhite, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences EVERETT, Wash. – With wildfire season approaching, woodland owners can get help to protect their property and assess risk at a free Firewise Workshop 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 29, at the Camano Multipurpose Center (the blue building), 141 NE Camano Dr., Camano Island, 15 […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – The story of how community groups worked together to solve the July arson at the Grove apartments near the Washington State University campus is recounted by a WSU professor in the February issue of Firehouse magazine.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Pullman police have arrested a suspect believed to have intentionally set fire to the Grove apartments. On Monday, July 22, at about 4:05 p.m., detectives arrested Bryan Lee Kitchen, a 31-year-old Pullman resident, in connection with the July 14 fire. Kitchen had accompanied detectives to the Pullman Police Department for an interview and subsequently […]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Housing officials at Washington State University, in concert with Campus Crest Communities, owner of The Grove apartments in Pullman, have secured housing for students impacted by an off-campus fire that destroyed some of the apartments on July 15. “Everyone with leases at The Grove has been contacted,” said Terry Boston, assistant vice […]

Boston PULLMAN, Wash. – Housing officials at Washington State University are in contact with Campus Crest Communities, the owner of The Grove at Pullman, on how to assist students impacted by an off-campus fire early Sunday morning.  Terry Boston, assistant vice president for administrative services, said WSU is waiting for further analysis from Campus Crest […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              Andrew Howell, Incident Commander Sunday, July 14, 2013                                    Mike Heston, Fire Chief   By Glenn A. Johnson, Pullman Fire Department public […]