PULLMAN, Wash., Aug. 17 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

Wildfires affect every aspect of a person's life when they are close to home. Washington State University Extension has released a new podcast series that answers a variety of questions about food safety in the after effects of a fire.

"Food Safety in a Minute," a podcast that WSU Extension Professor Susie Craig has been recording for eight years, now has a seven-part series called "Wildfire Food Safety: Making Safe Choices After a Wildfire." Available to listen on all podcast platforms, each episode in the series is a minute long.

"The recent fires around Washington and the Pacific Northwest have affected so many people," Craig said. "Food safety i...