Members of the Perham Fire Department take their commitment to life-saving quite seriously — so much so that they began a fitness initiative in early 2022 to improve their overall health. As a part of this initiative, five firefighters will be competing in the Firefighter Challenge in Bismarck, N.D. on July 15 and 16.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Perham Focus

PHOTOS: An Investigator with Everett Fire was on scene where multiple attached garages were damaged or destroyed by fire late Wednesday morning. Fire crews were called just before 11:30 AM to the Woodbrook Apartments near 7th SE and 112th SE in the Silver Lake neighborhood. As the first Engine approached the scene, they saw a heavy column of smoke and upgraded the call to a confirmed commercial fire which brought additional mutual aid from South County Fire and Snohomish Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Everett News

VIDEO: A large fire at a homeless encampment in south Seattle burned overnight near I-5 and I-90. Flames broke out at 10th Ave South and South Dearborn Street around 1:30 a.m. Thursday. KOMO News learned propane tanks may have exploded at the site. There is no word on injuries at this time.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A major earthquake on the Seattle fault could lead to massive waves that would hit Seattle in a matter of minutes. That finding is part of a new study released Thursday by the State Department of Natural Resources. According to the study, tsunami waves from a major quake would reach the eastern shorelines of Bainbridge Island, Elliott Bay, and Alki Point in less than 3 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The massive brush fire that burned thousands of acres in the lower valley this week was caused by fireworks, according to investigators from the Bureau of Land Management. Yakima County Fire District #5 says the fire is now 100% contained. Fire crews went out again Wednesday morning, just to double-check everything.
- PUB DATE: 7/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima