Efforts to contain Whatcom County’s largest wildfire saw some more progress this week. The Border 2 Fire is burning across just over 17,000 acres northeast of Ross Lake as of Thursday, Aug. 20. The majority of the blaze is in Canada, while nearly 7,300 acres are in the U.S. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, it’s now 43% contained.

Just west of Ross Lake, the Luna Fire has seen minor growth, now burning roughly 4,500 acres with still no containment. Neither fire is expected to be fully contained until November. Much of the state’s resources are still going towards several larger blazes in Chelan and Okanogan counties.

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The City of Kennewick is moving forward with plans for a new fire station in the city’s growing Southridge area. For families and residents in Kennewick’s Southridge area, having emergency services close to home can be critical. Southridge is one of the city’s growing areas, with new neighborhoods continuing to develop and more families calling that part of Kennewick home.

The city purchased property at 2827 South Colorado Street before the COVID-19 pandemic in anticipation of that growth and is now moving forward with plans for Fire Station 6. Fire officials say the area is already generating about 1,000 calls for service a year without its own dedicated station, with Stations 4 and 5 currently helping cover those calls.

Fire Chief Michael Heffner explained the benefit of a dedicated station. “Because they’re a little bit farther away, the response won’t be quite as fast as if they came out of Station 4. So, Station 6 would be also providing that backfill coverage to other stations that surround it,” Heffner said.

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Geauga County is investigating Hambden Township’s fire station land deal, as officials dispute whether the sale was properly vetted under Ohio ethics rules.

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State engineers cut the weight rating on an Elsmere, KY railroad bridge from 26 tons to 13 tons, forcing firefighters to take alternate routes to calls on the community's west side.

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Chris Mc Loone recently sat down with Sam Massa, CEO of HiViz Lighting, to discuss the possible termination of its supplier agreement and its potential impact on the supply of lighting components.

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