WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington Department of Natural Resources said the Lake Whatcom Fire had burned around 30 acres so far on steep slopes of the south side of Lake Whatcom above Blue ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — People living in about 10 homes near the Lake Whatcom Fire remain on standby as crews continue fighting the lightning-sparked blaze. Whatcom County Sheriff’s officials ...

Residents of Blue Canyon along the southeast shore of Lake Whatcom were waiting ... team from Southeastern Washington arrived Wednesday to take command of the the fire, Hankey said.

Firefighters from Arden Solutions Inc., a private wildland firefighting crew based in Oregon, work on a steep slope above Lake Whatcom to encircle the fire that was threatening homes on Blue ...

Chris Hankey, a spokesman for the Washington State Department of ... a tanker aircraft dropped water on the Blue Canyon Fire near Lake Whatcom. By noon, about half a dozen people had gathered ...