On Thursday, August 19, fire officials provided an update on the Lick Creek Fire located 20 miles southwest of Clarkston and Green Ridge Fire located 30 miles east of Walla Walla. According to the update, containment of the Green Ridge Fire continues to slowly improve, and the fire is now considered 29% contained.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Country News

Central Washington University public health professors and students are moving into the second year of a research project looking at how poor air quality during wildfire season might affect the spread of COVID-19 in Yakima County. “We’re really looking at the human behavior aspect in this pandemic and how easy or difficult it might be for people to continue to do COVID-19 prevention when air quality presents the challenge that it does,” Associate Professor Tishra Beeson said.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTri News

Pooler City Council voted to approve funds for the fire station, reports WTOC 11.

The new location help keep those nearby residents safe and help lower taxes.

With the addition of Fire Station 5, Pooler will have added four new stations since 2008.

The opening of a new Collier County fire station has been delayed as a number of firefighters became infected with COVID-19, reports WINK News.

The new fire station is a collaboration between the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District and Collier County EMS. Greater Naples Fire Chief Nolan Sapp said he’s waiting on funds to hire more firefighters to staff the new station.

Current and retired firefighters honored tradition by pushing the new Fire Engine 61 into the fire barn, reports Merrill Foto News.

A fire official said the new combined unit built by Pierce Manufacturing will enable the fire department to operate a little leaner and more efficiently.

This fire truck will replace both the old fire engine 61 and rescue squad 64, which are being traded in as a part of the purchase arrangement. The advantages of the new truck include extra air packs, water rescue equipment, storage compartments for extra equipment, room for a firefighter to change inside, and a pump located lower than on the old engine.

The new engine also has 360-degree cameras, a foto kite to provide both aerial pictures of the scene and utilizes infrared technology to identify hot spots at the scene.