The Washington Emergency Management Division is asking those in the fire-stricken areas of Central and Eastern Washington to use caution and commonsense to make sure nefarious people are not taking advantage of their well-intended behavior. read more

The State Emergency Operations Center remains at a Level 3 Activation to support local jurisdictions battling multiple wildfires burning across our state. read more

More Guard on the way, new Mobilization Center formed at Fairchild Air Force Base to assist with firefighting efforts read more

Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that President Obama's Administration approved his request for a federal Emergency Declaration in response to the multiple wildfires burning across Eastern Washington. read more

As of Thursday, the Washington National Guard has approximately 400 Guardsmen deployed doing anything from firefighting to digging fire lines, back burning, and refueling. read more