An entire retail building in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was evacuated on Tuesday due to an apparent hazmat incident. According to the Seattle Fire Department, the evacuation was issued as a safety precaution, and no injuries were reported. Units responded to the 400 block of Broadway Avenue East just after noon, which holds the Broadway Market shopping mall.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The city of Richland is celebrating their new fire station 76! According to Richland Fire and Emergency Services, this is the sixth fire station in Richland and the fourth to include space for police presence. The new station is designed to serve the growing community, which includes expanding housing developments, vibrant parks, bustling commercial areas, and a future school.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Apple Valley News Now

The Swauk Creek Fire in northwestern Kittitas County is now estimated at 331 acres. Ever since Sept. 8, the blaze has been torching brush and timber in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, about 14 miles northeast of Cle Elum. But significant progress has been made, according to Ryan Rodruck, spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 5:36:00 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

A woman is recovering in the hospital after falling more than 100 feet at Racehorse Falls in Whatcom County. Last Tuesday, firefighters from Whatcom County Fire District 14 got a 911 call around 2 p.m. from an injured woman who had fallen at Racehorse Falls. When crews arrived, they found a woman who had fallen between 30 to 40 feet straight down before tumbling an additional 60 feet down a slippery slope and landing in a pool of water 15 feet from land.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:08:35 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Firefighters from Spokane County Fire District 9 and the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) will conduct training exercises in a former commercial building, thanks to a donation from Frontier Behavioral Health. According to SFD, the building, which is scheduled for demolition to make way for a new patient clinic, will serve as a crucial training ground for the firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane