The remote town of Stehekin, Washington has reopened to visitors after weekend rainfall helped firefighters make progress containing the Pioneer Fire. The Pioneer Fire has burned 38,735 along the northern end of Lake Chelan, 31 miles northwest of Chelan, and is currently 23% contained. Earlier in August, high winds spread the fire and forced evacuations in Stehekin.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 6:11:20 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

On Sunday, August 25, a fire on West Kennewick Ave. prompted officials to close Clearwater Avenue between Vista and Yelm Street. Kennewick Fire Department was dispatched to Mies Races Cafe around 7:42 p.m. after several witnesses reported large plumes of smoke coming from the building. The fire was upgraded from a structure fire to a commercial fire when smoke could be seen coming from the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 5:45:00 AM - SOURCE: NonStop Local

PHOTOS: A large house fire that sent one to the hospital devastated a home in Skiatook, taking multiple departments and tanker trucks hours to put out. 2 News got a call from a viewer about the fire. By the time crews got there, the home was completely engulfed. It was a shocking scene in Skiatook on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighting is a tough, dangerous job, especially in Arizona where wildfires are prevalent and deadly. Phoenix launched its first fire department in 1886 when a special bond raised $10,000 to purchase equipment and improve the water supply. In the decades after, the city worked to expand staff and upgrade equipment to effectively fight blazes around town.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AZ Central - Metered Site

VIDEO: Crews with Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) rescued 15 people associated with the Los Angeles Chargers -- both players and members of the team's traveling party -- who were trapped in an elevator at The Westin hotel in Downtown Dallas on Friday night. The Chargers, in town for their final 2024 preseason matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, acknowledged in a social media post Friday night that members of the team were stranded in an inoperable elevator in the team's hotel.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFAA-TV ABC 8 Dallas