The Board of Commissioners for Grant County Fire District #3 has announced the appointment of David Durfee as the Interim Chief, effective immediately. This decision comes in the wake of Chief Tony Liebelt's announcement of his family medical leave and subsequent retirement. David Durfee, previously serving as the Deputy Chief, has been a cornerstone of the Fire District, known for his strong leadership and strategic acumen.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Source One News

Another wildfire has sparked in Chelan County, this time near the town of Chelan, prompting Level 2 "Be Prepared" evacuations. According to officials, the Stayman Flats Fire has torched 30 acres in the hills southwest of Chelan. Level 2 evacuations — meaning "be prepared to leave" — have been issued for the areas near Hawks Meadow Rd.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

VIDEO: It's difficult to even fathom all the loss. Tom Turley, still clad in slippers, surveyed the damage to one of the shops at his Cheney business. He's been up since midnight when the fire at Turley Logging and Timberland Management was called in. "Looking in there, how hot all those parts got," he sighed.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Hundreds of firefighters are in the depths of the Olympic Peninsula battling a fire on Mount Jupiter, just west of the small town of Brinnon in Jefferson County. There's no such things as days off when you're the fire chief. "There was fire behavior that I've never seen before,” said Brinnon Fire Department Chief Tim Manly.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Multiple firefighters were hurt after a roof collapsed while they were battling a three-alarm house fire at a Mesa home on Monday afternoon. Around 1 p.m., Mesa firefighters were called to a barbeque fire that had spread to the attic of a home on Downing Circle, just north of University Drive and Greenfield Road.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVK-TV CBS 3 & KPHO-TV CBS 5 Phoenix (AZ Family)