Sequim residents have four more new sets of helping hands at their local fire department. Thirty newly-anointed firefighters celebrated graduation ceremonies at the Washington State Fire Academy, a division of Washington State Patrol, at a special ceremony in Snoqualmie, with a quartet ready to join Clallam County Fire District 3 (Sequim), district officials announced last week.
- PUB DATE: 8/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette - Metered Site

VIDEO: New images from Stehekin show flames and smoldering brush close to the main road into town from where the ferry docks. The flames are part of the Pioneer Fire, which is burning more than 37,000 acres in Chelan County. The fire started June 8 and has been creeping closer to the town of Stehekin since late July, prompting a Level 3, get out now, evacuation alert.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 4:23:50 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

PHOTOS: Spokane firefighters rescued a dog after its head became stuck in a concrete wall. According to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), firefighters responded to a call about a dog whose head was trapped in a concrete block wall. Using a hydraulic spreader from their vehicle extrication equipment, they carefully crushed part of the block, allowing the dog to free itself without injury.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:28:00 AM - SOURCE: Nonstop Local

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four Layton Fire Department medics are recovering from serious injuries after their ambulance rolled in a crash. Layton city officials reported that the medical team was transporting an elderly patient to McKay Dee Hospital when they collided with an SUV at the intersection of 5600 South and Harrison Boulevard in South Ogden Monday.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

VIDEO/PHOTOS: When the sunglasses worn by a firefighter kept getting destroyed, he chose to fight fire with fire. When Mike Ettenberg was a firefighter for the city of Coronado, sunglasses were the item he could wear that brought out his personality. But when the alarm rang and duty called, it was like those designer shades were meant to be scratched, cracked, broken, and lost.
- PUB DATE: 8/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS 8 San Diego