Longtime Washingtonians will remember the major impacts that occurred 11 years ago with Hurricane Sandy. It set several records in the nation’s capital and ranks as one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Sandy was the strongest hurricane of the 2012 hurricane season as a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 mph and a minimum central air pressure of 940 millibars.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington, D.C.

A dog is lucky to be alive after his home caught fire in Bonney Lake Monday morning. At 2:30 a.m., East Pierce Fire & Rescue crews were called to a house in the Cedar View area for a report of a fire. Firefighters arrived to find flames burning through the roof. Though the fire had consumed the attic, crews were quick to get the flames under control.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 5:29:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Spokane Fire officials confirm two children have died in a house fire in Millwood. Fire officials say they received a call about a house fire shortly before 3 a.m. Monday. When they arrived at the home they saw extensive flames. Firefighters entered the home after hearing reports of two people inside.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 8:45:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Michael Feerer worries homes like those in Bellingham's heavily wooded Sudden Valley neighborhood could suddenly become a thing of the past. "This is why we live here in western Washington," Feerer said. "We've got this wonderful tree canopy that's integrated with our homes." Feerer, Executive Director of the Whatcom Million Trees Project, believes new state building codes aimed at making communities safer from wildfires will end up doing more harm than good.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 2:44:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: On Saturday, the Sky Valley Fire Department announced a volunteer firefighter in the force died from a rock-climbing accident. “Unfortunately, he’d only been here a couple of months and had gone through the training and he’d just started his career with us,” said Assistant Chief of Operations Ernie Walters.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 2:36:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle