VIDEO/PHOTOS: Local firefighters are taking 'No shave November' seriously as they put away their razors to see who can grow the best, and worst mustache. Sunnyside and Yakima Fire District #5 started this competition last year. This year, firefighters across the valley, and even down in the tri-cities were welcome to join.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Crews are working to stabilize the burn scar left by the Bolt Creek fire after a U.S. Forest Service report revealed the extent of the damage. Agencies say reducing the risk of flash flooding and landslides are their top priorities. On Nov. 8, the Forest Service released a Burned Area Emergency Response report detailing its findings of fire damage.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald.net

VIDEO: People living near Neah Bay are being evacuated after three fires reportedly broke out from slash burns that restarted early Thursday morning, according to the Makah Tribe chairman. Chairman TJ Greene told KING 5 one of the fires is near Hobuck Lake and that the two others are on Cape Flattery, about half a mile from the nearest homes.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A fire broke out early Tuesday morning, tearing through an Elma mobile home. Firefighters from East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue and Montesano Fire Department responded to the incident; no injuries were reported. “It was confirmed that it was started in the kitchen,” said EGHFR firefighter and public information officer Ali Sinclair in an interview.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:30:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily World

Calhoun County failed to meet a payment deadline for the purchase of a new fire truck, resulting in the county having to pay nearly $22,000 more for the same truck, The Times and Democrat reported.

The county missed the deadline to order the truck before a price increase went into effect, a county official said. It was an oversight on our part, the county official said, according to the report.

The county official explained that the fire truck was to be purchased with proceeds from the capital project sales tax. Its cost was estimated at $370,000, the report said. However, by the time the truck was designed and ready to order, inflation raised the cost to $518,747, according to the report.

The complexities of the process do not excuse the oversight, but are a contributing factor to the extended timeframe in getting the truck ordered, the county official said, according to the report.