A firefighter working to put out the Lolo Peak fire in western Montana is dead after being hit by a falling tree. “Firefighting is a risky business,” said Captain Ed Dunbar of Benton County Fire District 4, “But we take controlled risks. Keeping firefighters alive is all about training.” Area firefighters learn to be aware of their surroundings--trees, tripping hazards, and the wind--but, he said, “fires are unpredictable.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 6:37:40 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

Small animals like cats and squirrels are wreaking havoc in Central Washington this summer as fire crews respond to brush fires. Two cats in Grant County have started fires, so far, this season after climbing onto electrical lines. On Aug. 2, a fire quickly spread to dry grass, and eventually to nearby outbuildings, cars and a camper.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 5:26:53 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Firefighters fought a raging fire that destroyed an auto repair shop and a neighboring home Thursday in Bremerton. No one was hurt. The cause hasn't been pinpointed, but investigators believe that it may have occurred when the shop employees spilled a fuel cell they were carrying when they stumbled. One of the workers who tripped knocked a lamp over and into the fuel, said Battalion Chief John Payne.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 1:15:05 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Crews were on the scene of a train derailment near Wallula in Walla Walla County Thursday morning. According to Walla Walla County Fire District 5, firefighters were called to the Watco train yard at about 1:00 a.m. A fire captain tells Action News five train cars derailed, but they were all empty. Fire crews remained on the scene for about an hour then turned the investigation over to the rail company.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 11:18:36 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

PHOTOS - Firefighters from Clallam Fire District No. 2 were able to save one out of three dogs from a residential fire at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Assistant Chief Mike DeRousie said that Clallam 2 responded to the residential structure fire at 206 N. Carne St. The 9-1-1 call came from a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the top of the exterior kitchen doorway.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2017 9:39:44 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News