The latest in a seemingly endless summer of large wildfires broke out early Sunday evening south of Wenatchee, as the Rooster Comb Fire erupted on Methow Street near the foot of Squilchuck Canyon and quickly surged into the surrounding drainages. Firewatchers put the initial size of the blaze at about 75 acres after it was reported about 4:49 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life Channel

Nine people were displaced by a house fire in Sultan late Friday night. The fire in the 12600 block of Trout Farm Road next to the Sultan River started just before midnight, said Fire District 5 Chief Merlin Halverson. By the time firefighters arrived, the fire was fully involved. The modular home was a total loss, he said.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2021 5:53:06 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

The skies above East Wenatchee are clear again after a brush fire sent of short-lived column of smoke into the air just after 3:15 Friday afternoon. The 2.5 acre fire was east of 27th Street and North Baker Avenue in grass and brush. Crews from Douglas County Fire District 2 and Chelan County Fire District 1 responded and had the fire knocked down by about 4:00 pm.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2021 3:31:52 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Members of Clark County Fire District 6 joined in on the birthday festivities for Alvera Kelly as she turned 100 years old earlier this month. She was married to Glenn Kelly, the first paid career firefighter for District 6. Her party on Aug. 1 was held at the Salmon Creek United Methodist Church. “She was so thrilled to see the firemen show up.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2021 7:08:29 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

An 18-year veteran of Spokane County Fire District No. 9 died Thursday at the scene of a brush fire, the firefighting agency reported. Cody Traber was “fatally wounded” after he fell from the Wandermere Bridge while responding to the scene of a reported brush fire, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office told KHQ News.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2021 3:31:37 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site