A human-caused fire that broke out near Lake Cushman grew to over 320 acres Tuesday, shutting down the popular Staircase area, according to officials. The fire was reported around 11 p.m. Sunday and ...

A human-caused blaze that ignited near Lake Cushman on July 6 has grown into the Bear Gulch Fire, now estimated at approximately 4,500 acres with 3 percent containment as of Aug. 2. Washington State ...

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Firefighters are intensifying efforts to contain the Bear Gulch Fire, which has scorched approximately 633 acres in the Olympic National Forest near Lake Cushman. The ...

LAKE CUSHMAN, Wash. — Firefighters are making headway against the Bear Gulch wildfire near Lake Cushman in Mason County, with containment now at 19%. A spokesperson from the US Forest Service sent the ...

A Level 3 “GO” evacuation was ordered for areas near Lake Cushman in Olympic National Forest Thursday as the Bear Gulch fire grew to more than 3,000 acres and was only 3% contained. According to Watch ...

Washington residents wouldn’t normally welcome a week of rain amid a stretch of sunny summer weather. With Washington’s wildfire season in full swing, however, state officials were excited to see rain ...