Okanogan County Emergency Management issued a Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation for the area near Paradice Hill Road, Upper Ridge Road and Riverview Heights Road in Brewster. Okanogan County Emergency Management said that a fast-moving fire was heading northeast and told people in that area to leave right away and move away from the fire.

A Level 1 advisory also remained in place for the Brewster area because officials said that several fires were burning there. They also told people to stay aware of conditions and act immediately if needed. Emergency crews also asked people to watch for responding vehicles in the area. Level 3 means go. Leave now. You are in immediate danger. Even if you don’t see the danger, follow your plans and leave. Delay could cost lives. If you stay, you may not be rescued.

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Firefighters helped two young boys out of a steep ravine near Seattle’s Carkeek Park last week, according to the Seattle Fire Department. SFD’s Fire Alarm Center received the call at around 7:20 p.m. on Monday, May 18. SFD reports that the two boys, who are approximately 10 years old, climbed down into a ravine along NW 120th Street. They then got stuck and couldn’t climb back out because of the steep terrain.

Firefighters made their way down the ravine and confirmed that the boys weren’t injured, but that a rope rescue was needed to safely pull them out. After creating a “low-angle rope system” and securing each boy with a harness, the boys walked up and out of the ravine on a rope belay.

The boys were checked out by medics and then released to their parents. Three Seattle police officers had also gone down the ravine to help the boys before firefighters arrived, and they also used the rope system to climb out on their own, SFD says

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VIDEOS/PHOTOS: With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will alert firefighters when heat from a nearby fire reaches a dangerous level.

The sensors also provide researchers with important data on what happens beneath the canopy during a fire.

In April, researchers and firefighters gathered in southern Alabama to discuss challenges and advances in firefighting, and to demonstrate the new technology.

The event was part of a collaboration between NASA and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC). The goal: to make firefighting safer and gather critical data on fire behavior.

“As we try to develop technologies that allow us to understand and respond to wildfires with our partners, ground observations are vital to provide context for what we are seeing from space,” said Ian Brosnan, program manager for wildland fires at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: At the Reedsburg Fire Department, one family’s history stretches back more than a century.

It’s been said that the fire house community can feel like a family. For the Dempsey family, the Reedsburg Fire Department truly feels like home.

The Dempsey family’s bloodline at the Reedsburg Fire Department goes back to 1902.

“It wasn’t long after the department started that we had a family member on the department,” Reedsburg Fire Department Assistant Chief Steve Dempsey said.

Charlee and Hunter Dempsey are siblings, and both serve as volunteers at RFD. They are a part of the fifth generation of their family to serve in the department.

“It truly is an honor to be able to carry on that legacy and continue to do what we sod as a family here,” Hunter Dempsey said. “Carrying on that legacy and helping others and helping our community.”

The family’s fire line all started with their great-great grandfather, William Friede.

That legacy continued with their great grandfather John Scoles, their grandfather Chuck Peterson, then onto their dad Steve Dempsey, who serves as the assistant chief and fire inspector.

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Central Pierce Fire and Rescue (CPFR) was not horsing around Wednesday when they responded to a horse rescue in Graham. They say a 32-year-old horse, Marge, was unable to free herself after becoming trapped between two trees.

They used a high-point mechanical advantage system and carefully lifted and freed her from the tight space. Marge suffered a few minor scrapes and scratches. CPFR says calls like this are a reminder that they help every member of the community, including the four-legged ones.

KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

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