Crews continue to battle the human-caused Bear Gulch Fire in Mason County, which has been burning for a month as of Wednesday ...

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 ...

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

MASON COUNTY, Wash. — Officials say the Bear Gulch fire will keep burning until winter, and it’s still growing. The priority ...

MASON COUNTY, Wash. — The Bear Gulch Fire burning near Lake Cushman has grown to 5,652 acres. It’s only 3% contained.

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Increased fire activity at the Bear Gulch fire near Lake Cushman has prompted new evacuation orders Wednesday morning. The Mason County Sheriff's Office issued a ...

The Bear Gulch Fire burning in the Olympic National Forest on the north side of Lake Cushman grew by about 1,200 acres from ...

The Bear Gulch fire in Mason County has been active for over a month, and fire officials report it is only 3% contained.

During the hot weather this week the fire near Lake Cushman grew by more than 1,000 acres and containment decreased.

Officials stated Wednesday in a news release about the Bear Gulch fire that “a smoke column reached nearly 30,000 feet into the atmosphere” on Tuesday.