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.

​Henrietta’s new Fire Station 6 is now open and serving the growing southwest corner of town, SpectrumLocalNews.com reported.

The firehouse, located at 60 Erie Station Road, has a drive-through apparatus bay, on-site living quarters and a new firefighting training facility, according to the report.

Henrietta Fire District now has seven fire stations. It took over the West Brighton fire protection so now covers more than 40 square miles with four staffed and three volunteer stations, the report said.

The state-of-the-art station features upgrades in gear, kitchen, ventilation system, fitness room, new training area, burning tower and storage barn, the report said.

The Fire District will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening your new fire station and firefighter training facility this Saturday October 15, 2022 at 11:00 am. After the ribbon stay for our annual open house which will run until 3:00 pm. pic.twitter.com/Gb3ZrtDa98

— Henrietta Fire Dist (@HenriettaFire) October 11, 2022