A wildfire near Larch Mountain in Clark County that began late Sunday afternoon has now grown to 70 acres, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources tweeted. Officials told KOIN 6 News they do not expect the Nakia Creek Fire to grow beyond these 70 acres and no evacuations are expected overnight.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

Crews spent Sunday removing two large trees that fell onto Highway 2, which led to the roadway to shut down for several hours. The highway was closed once again near Skykomish after the fir trees came down Sunday morning.The highway was closed between Money Creek Tunnel and Fifth Street Bridge. The Washington State Department of transportation said more closures are possible.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver of a vehicle who might have inadvertently ignited an approximately 100-acre brush fire south of Malaga late Friday. The vehicle apparently struck a power pole along the Malaga Alcoa Highway, which caused the pole’s power lines to drop and spark the dry brush below, said Kay McKellar, Wenatchee Valley Fire Department spokesperson.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2022 2:28:00 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. The 2022 theme is “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.” For the entire week, the Spokane Valley Police Department wants to share important information to you to keep you and your family safe. SVFD says it is important for you to know what they are sending out so you can stay safe.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2022 1:29:25 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

On October 4, the Thomasville Fire Rescue held a traditional Push-In Ceremony to commission its newest 2022 Sutphen Quint fire engine and place it into service, TimesEnterprise.com reported. 

Thanking the council and the city manager for allowing the purchase of the fire engine, a fire official said that it wasn’t the fire department’s truck, it belonged to the community that had entrusted them with it, the report said.

A city official said that the presence of the community for the ceremony was an indication of how Thomasville feels about the service that Thomasville Fire Rescue provides for them, according to the report.

An additional ceremony would be held in a couple of months to mark the commissioning of a similar engine, the report said.