Tampa Fire Rescue is hosting a donation drive to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida. The drive, which runs from Monday, Oct. 17, through Friday, Oct. 21., will be at multiple sites across Tampa on different days. “We’ve already sent down our first responders to support them as they recover from this disaster, but this donation drive is another big way for the city and community to give back," Tampa Fire Rescue Chief Barbara Tripp said.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

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