Rich Elliott: We need to learn to live with fire. Passing the Fix Our Forests Act is a start - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PST

I have spent nearly my whole life in Washington state, raising my children in the shadow of the Cascades and now watching my grandchildren come of age in the Kittitas Valley. For nearly 40 years, I’ve served as a firefighter, including as deputy chief of Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, often battling wildfires. To preserve the landscape we love, we need…