An air quality advisory has been issued for Mason County as the Bear Gulch Fire continues to burn north of Lake Cushman.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — The Bear Gulch Fire within the Olympic National Forest and National Park has now prompted an ...

Wildfire smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire could create “unhealthy or hazardous” air quality conditions in Mason County over the ...

Fire crews in the Olympic National Forest say the Bear Gulch fire has grown over 860 acres in one day. Officials report that ...

The process of creating a pyrocumulus cloud (pyro- meaning “fire) is almost identical to how an actual thunderstorm is ...

Winds could blow smoke from the Bear Gulch fire burning on the Olympic Peninsula, bringing the potential for unhealthy air ...

Temperatures are climbing quickly, and the combination of heat and solid sunshine will bring several uncomfortable ...

The Bear Gulch Fire increased by 700 acres since Tuesday, and fire activity is expected to remain strong Wednesday.

At 11:05 a.m. EDT on Saturday, the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until Monday at midnight EDT for Mason and Oceana counties.

On Thursday, statewide advisories were sent out, signaling air quality to be ranging from unhealthy for sensitive groups to ...