More than six months after the South Wenas Fire destroyed thousands of acres just north of Selah, we are finally learning what caused the fire. The South Wenas Fire was one of the bigger fires we saw over the summer in the Yakima area. It torched nearly 3,000 acres and threatened homes. According to the Department of Natural Resources investigation, the day the fire started, two SWAT officers with the Yakima Police Department were shooting on private property for a qualification test.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 6:36:06 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

The Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) recently evaluated the Snoqualmie Fire Department – one of 677 fire protection agencies – and rated it in the top 20% for fire protection and suppression capabilities. This year, the Snoqualmie Fire Department retained its overall Class 4 rating, which it has held since 2013.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 4:41:57 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie, WA

Seattle Fire crews are attempting to save a small house boat near Seward Park. Crews responded to reports of the sinking boat near the 9000 block of Seward Park Ave. South around 11 a.m. Firefighters are pumping water out of the craft in a photo tweeted out by the department. No additional information has been released about the cause of the sinking or how many people are potentially displaced.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 12:37:35 PM - SOURCE: seattlepi.com

Spokane Fire Department is responding to a truck over the edge of the road on Fairway Ridge Lane near Hangman Valley Golf Course. SFD reports medics and fire crews are on scene. Crews said the truck went over the edge of the road because of slick conditions. The driver is at Deaconess with minor injuries.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 9:43:11 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

Two former Lewis County Fire District 1 volunteers, including the district’s former chief, filed a request for a recall petition Wednesday against the district’s two remaining elected commissioners listing 11 alleged violations of state law. District residents have called for the resignations of the Onalaska district’s commission chair Rich Bainbridge and commissioner Bill Kassel on several occasions since the pair voted in November to fire chief Andrew Martin.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 3:11:49 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle