#Wildfire smoke

The Little Giant Fire jumped Lake Chelan this week when wind carried a single ember 2.5 miles across the water. It now threatens 1,824 structures across five Chelan County towns and remains just 1% contained.

A National Weather Service alert covers Kitsap and four other Puget Sound counties from noon Monday through Wednesday evening as smoke from Eastern Washington and British Columbia fires arrives alongside a genuine heat spike.

Spokane air quality hits unhealthy levels as North Idaho wildfire smoke and a Red Flag Warning create hazardous conditions across the Inland Northwest.