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Living in an Eastern WA Wildfire Season

 
Laura Ackerman lives on a hobby farm on the eastern side of West Plains near Spokane.  She’s also an environmental organizer and Co-host of the radio program Earth Matters Now airing on KYRS community radio in Spokane.  Ackerman shares a resident’s perspective on the wildfires in Eastern Washington. 
 
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: cropped from KYRS photo
 
 

Spokane Wildfire Relief for Livestock and Pets

 
Humane Evacuation Animal Rescue Team (HEART) is one of a number of organizations in the Spokane Valley busy in sheltering and offering care to displaced livestock and pets from the wildfire. 
 
Listen in on this highlight of the organization with Marian Ortiz, HEART President and Mike Hause, HEART volunteer.
 
Some Spokane area animal centered organizations involved in sheltering and care efforts:
Spokane County Livestock Emergency Evacuation Team (SLEET)
 
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photos: courtesy of HEART