VIDEO: As wildfires ravage the Pacific Northwest, local fire departments are stretching their resources to help. This comes as Gov. Inslee has issued an emergency declaration in response to the dry conditions. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR) does not have a shortage of firefighters, but they are helping other departments that are hurting for more personnel.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Walla Walla Fire Department said it is investigating four suspicious fires that started in the last 24 hours. Officials said the first fire started Sunday, August 4 just after 10:30 p.m. in the area of Pine Street and Cayuse Street along the eastbound lanes of HWY12. Fire officials said fire crews from Walla Walla Fire Station 1 and Station 2 responded to the fire and crews from Walla Walla County Fire District 4 responded as part of a mutual-aid agreement.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Apple Valley News Now

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Multiple fire departments responded to a 3-alarm brush fire that covered 4 to 5 acres in Auburn that began Monday afternoon. Officials said that, as of 3 p.m., emergency crews responded to the fire at the 30000 block of 164th Ave SE. Structure protection was put in place shortly after, according to Zone 3 PIO.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: Four firefighters were transported to the hospital after their fire truck overturned Saturday morning. Police reported to a crash on the intersection of East 30th Street and North Hawthorne Lane just before 11:30 a.m. Aug. 3. IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith told 13News that the firefighters were heading to a nearby fatal crash on Massachusetts Avenue and East 30th Street when their truck overturned.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHR-TV NBC 13 Indianapolis

PHOTOS: A 34-year-old Colorado man recovering in a hospital will be charged with arson and attempted murder once doctors conclude treatment and hand him over to authorities. The yet-unidentified man was taken into custody Friday afternoon after firing a round from a handgun into the windshield of an ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News