VIDEO: Body camera footage released by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office shows the moment two people narrowly escaped a house fire with the help of deputies. It happened along North Bowman Road in Spokane Valley on Monday morning. The smoke from the fire alerted nearby sheriff's deputies who arrived around 3:40 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

PHOTOS: A fire burning in a remote area on the north end of Lake Chelan likely won't be contained until the end of October. The Pioneer Fire is burning on national forest and private land about 30 miles up lake from the town of Chelan. This fire has been burning since June 8. At 3:00 p.m. on July 10, the first was reported to be 12,265 acres in size.
- PUB DATE: 7/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

PHOTOS: A historic building went up in flames, breaking many hearts for residents in Decker, Indiana. The fire destroyed the former Decker high school. The old Decker school holds many memories to the community. "We used to roll, skate, jump rope, hopscotch, and play in the trees. There's still one tree left over there that we used to play on," said Decker resident Yolanda Lane.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTHI-TV CBS/FOX/MyNetworkTV/CW+ Terre Haute

President Joe Biden signed the Fire Grants and Safety Act this week, reauthorizing millions of dollars in grants for fire departments across the United States. Biden reiterated his view of the crucial role fire fighters play in communities big and small. “The only thing that saves fire fighters is more fire fighters,” he said in an Oval Office signing.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IAFF.org

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is showing off a new art addition inside the training facility. Time lapse video captures the mural's creation by local artist Daniel Lopez.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane