A person was taken to the hospital after falling 40 feet into blackberry bushes in Silverdale. On Wednesday, crews from Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue answered a call from a person who fell into blackberry bushes in the 9000 block of Northwest Anderson Hill Road. When crews arrived, they located the person down the hill but were unable to reach the person without using a rig to lift the person.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Another fire has broken out at the Yakima Training Center. As of 4:00PM, June 26, around 30 acres were reported to be burning in an area known as Badger Pocket. The nearest accessible road is Exit 11 on Highway I-82, but that is closed to all traffic. Helicopters and bulldozers have been mobilized to help create a fire line, with Kittitas Fire and Rescue assisting the Training Center Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

A fire burned down a structure on Tuesday, killing two dogs and posing a threat to a nearby community. The Grant County Fire District responded to the structure fully engulfed in flames near Main Avenue and Elder Street around 6 p.m. Firefighters observed downed and active powerlines near the fire that complicated the response and made it difficult to attack.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2024 3:55:00 PM - SOURCE: NonStop Local

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue Chief Jeff Faucett is well aware that the costs of efficiency and innovation are only getting higher. With voter-approved levies making up 85% of SKFR’s budget in an inflated economy and the rest coming in through EMS transport fees, contracts and grants, a watchful eye is kept by the SK taxpayer on the way the department’s dollars are spent.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2024 5:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEOS: A Los Angeles firefighter's ear has been surgically reattached after being severed in an explosion that occurred as he and his colleagues were responding to a brush fire near Encino. The injured firefighter, who has not been publicly identified, was initially listed in critical condition after the blast.
- PUB DATE: 6/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles