The 2021 wildfire season is one of the worst in U.S. history. “Only you can prevent forest fires” is the message Smokey Bear has shared for decades but the problem of human caused wildfires remains. Millions of acres have burned across the west and there were more than 50 large fires actively burning as of Aug.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Three people have been killed, and a young child severely injured in a Yakima crash Tuesday night. Yakima Police say they responded to the crash at 11:18pm at the intersection of 48th Avenue and W Nob Hill Blvd. According to investigators a 1994 Ford Escort driven by a 20-year-old Yakima man was speeding north on 48th, and ran the red light.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The body of a man was found in the burnt remains of a travel trailer in Diamond Point Monday. Clallam County Fire District 3 got the call about 4:15pm of a travel trailer fire at 176 Ironwood Drive. They arrived to find the trailer fully involved in fire. Assistant Fire Chief Dan Orr says after the fire was extinguished, an adult male was found deceased inside the trailer.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2021 6:47:56 PM - SOURCE: KONP-AM 1490 Port Angeles

The Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department has welcomed a new fire truck, reports MyMuskokaNow.com.

The fire engine is a tanker and pumper truck which holds up to 2,500 gallons of water and can pump more than 1,000 gallons per minute.

While the town had allotted $450,000 in its 2021 budget for the

The Shoreline Fire Department held a push-in for its new pumper fire truck, reports Shoreline Area News.

The $800,000 Pierce Manufacturing fire truck was the second fire engine to enter service this week. The fire trucks were custom built and are part of mutual aid agreements with other local departments. This engine has upgrades to assist firefighters respond to calls and assures reliability in service for many years to come.