PHOTO: Flames threatened to spread from shrubs and trees to houses on a residential block in the Tri-Cities area on Saturday afternoon, drawing emergency responders from across the city and county. Reports confirmed by the Kennewick Fire Department and Kennewick Police Department say that fire crews were dispatched to the 4500-block of W Metaline Ave around 3:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVEW-TV ABC 42 Kennewick/KAPP-TV ABC 35 Yakima

The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) was sent to a house fire on E. Chestnut Ave. near the E. Yakima Ave freeway entrance of I-82 Sunday afternoon. YFD received a call about the fire at 2:15 pm. When crews arrived to the residence in the 1200 block of E. Chestnut Ave., they found smoke coming out of the eaves on all sides of the house, with heavy smoke coming from the back of the house.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Firefighting efforts were winding down after a structure fire on Penn Avenue in Rock Island Friday afternoon. Douglas County Fire District 2 Spokesperson Kay McKellar said crews received the call just after 2:00 pm. Soon after, the incident commander arrived at the scene and reported a single-wide mobile home on fire, as well as some nearby tires.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ 560 AM/101.7 FM Wenatchee

A Bremerton man suffered burns and smoke inhalation in a fast-moving fire Saturday night at a four-unit apartment building near downtown. It took fire crews from much of the Kitsap Peninsula several hours to knock down the flames, which destroyed the apartments and threatened nearby homes. All the residents of the apartments survived, firefighters said, but a cat died in the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2022 8:53:08 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site

The Union City Fire Department has added a 75-foot aerial ladder to its fleet. The fire truck, which pumps 2,500 gallons per minute and has a 500-gallon water tank, replaces a 43-year-old ladder.

The apparatus was previously owned by Farmington Hills.