A “dynamic situation” in Camas, Wash. continues as the Nakia Creek Fire has spread to what officials now estimate is 1,565 acres. The smoke from the fire has become so dense that it has grounded some of the aircraft that have been trying to fight it. Evacuation notices that were sent out on Sunday evening remain in effect.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland

A section of U.S. Highway 2 has been reopened after helicopters flew over the Bolt Creek Fire to attack hotspots on Sunday, according to the Washington Department of Transportation. The roadway was closed in both directions from mileposts 46 to 49 beginning at 12 p.m. until it reopened around 2 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Crews with multiple agencies have been battling the 8 Road Fire over the weekend. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources says that 150 acres have burned as of Sunday. A spokesperson with the agency says air and ground crews have attacked the fire throughout the day, and ground crews will continue work throughout the night.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A Montana resident hiking in Washington state was rescued this week after he became trapped under a refrigerator-sized boulder, officials said. Ben Delahunty, 28, was hiking this week in the Cascade Mountains, south of Leavenworth, when a boulder he was relaxing on started to slide down a cliff, Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett said in a news release.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2022 7:13:42 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Falmouth Planning Board this week granted final approval to plans for a new $10 million, 10,250-square-foot, three-bay garage fire station on Sandwich Road, CapeNews.net reported.

Plans for the new firehouse include a vestibule for patients in need of minor emergency care, six firefighter dorms, a kitchen and dining area, showers, lockers, a wellness room, a patio area and a decontamination area with lockers and showers, the report said.

The new station will have three paved entrances: the northernmost drive will be a service drive for returning fire engines to enter the bay and for staff parking behind the station; the apron at the center of the site is where trucks will emerge from the bay, and a southerly drive will be for a four-space visitors parking lot, according to the report.