During its Monday, Aug. 12, meeting, the Chehalis City Council unanimously approved an ordinance accepting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program funding awarded to the Chehalis Fire Department. The ordinance is now awaiting approval on its second and final reading at the next Chehalis City Council meeting scheduled for Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 8:13:31 PM - SOURCE: The Chronicle - Metered Site

An ongoing wildfire on Mt. Jupiter has prompted a Level 1 evacuation notice for residents living on Duckabush Road in Brinnon. Crews from the Brinnon Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources worked through the night to set up containment lines along the backside of residences in the 2500 block of Duckabush Road.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 4:53:00 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Pioneer Fire on Lake Chelan has grown to almost 38,500 acres and continues to burn dangerously close to buildings in Stehekin. Fire spokesperson Melanie Banton with California Incident Management Team 15 says special measures have been taken to keep the flames from harming those buildings . "The historical buildings, they were all wrapped in fire retardant material," said Banton.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 6:40:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

A ComEd electrical vault caught fire in Chicago's West Loop on Wednesday morning. The Chicago Fire Department confirmed a Level 2 hazmat response was underway as heavy smoke and flames billowed from the electrical source at 113 North Green Street. A nearby hotel was evacuated. Hotel guest Michael Worrall told CBS News Chicago he was alerted of the evacuations over a loud speaker.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two decades ago, Hurricane Charley struck Central Florida, kicking off the busiest hurricane season on record that the region has ever seen. While far from the most powerful hurricane in the Sunshine State, Charley made landfall in 2004 around 100 miles south of Tampa as a Category 4 storm.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKMG-TV CBS 6 Orlando