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Posted: Sep 16, 2016

One person killed in multi-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101 in Clallam County

PHOTO - One person was killed in a 9:22 a.m. wreck involving three vehicles on U.S. Highway 101 near Laird Road, west of Port Angeles. Clallam Fire District No. 2 Assistant Chief Dan Huff reported that the driver of a Ford Bronco died at Olympic Medical Center as a result of injuries from the wreck.
- PUB DATE: 9/16/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily News
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Posted: Sep 16, 2016

Lawmakers plan to lower wildfire impact, expenditures

A century of fire suppression has its side effects in the forest: The buildup of fuel. Bushes, small trees, dead branches, deep layers of grass and dried needles. Fire experts say that kind of material used to burn off naturally in low intensity fires that left trees standing to live hundreds of years.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 10:29:58 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5
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Posted: Sep 15, 2016

Spokane Co. radio dispatch goes down for several hours

Emergency crews worked hard Thursday to figure out what caused a massive failure of the Spokane County radio dispatch system. Communications for more than a dozen fire and law-enforcement agencies came to a stand-still from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Wednesday. At the dispatch center, crews said they could answer 911 calls, but they had zero ability to talk to each other.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2016 3:38:25 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Sep 15, 2016

House fire sparks brush fire near Chewelah

Authorities said a house fire sparked a brush fire near Chewelah Wednesday afternoon. Department of Natural Resources officials said the fire is burning three to five acres on Flyckt Road and Upper Cottonwood southwest of Chewelah. Officials said the fire is moving toward other structures but no evacuations were in place as of 3:00 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2016 10:26:22 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Sep 14, 2016

Tri-Cities: Commercial airline crash simulation drill helps agencies prepare for the worst

Tri-Cities airport simulated an event today that everyone hopes will never actually happen. More than 25 jurisdictions, departments, and companies participated in the emergency airfield exercise, which simulated a large commercial airplane crash. In the simulation, a commercial airline crashes upon landing, whereupon 30 of the 50 passengers are taken to area hospitals and 5 are deceased.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2016 7:53:12 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com
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