Firefighters on Columbia River Gorge wildfire have ‘hardened’ buffers around structures

Wildfire near Columbia River Gorge now WA’s largest

A wildfire that started near the Columbia River Gorge on Friday afternoon has grown into Washington’s largest fire, at over 11,000 acres.Around 900 firefighters have responded to the Burdoin fire so far, and Gov. Bob Ferguson and Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove praised their efforts Thursday morning at a news conference in White Salmon, Klickitat County.There are four other large fires in the state, including the Bear Gulch fire in …

Firefighters on Columbia River Gorge wildfire have ‘hardened’ buffers around structures

The Burdoin Fire burning in the Columbia River Gorge between Bingen and Lyle topped 11,000 acres Wednesday but is now 13 percent contained.