Firefighters responded to a house fire in north Spokane Sunday afternoon that left two people dead and others injured. Spokane Fire received a call about an explosion at E. Nebraska Ave. and N. Perry St. They saw a house engulfed in flames as well as two cars on fire when they arrived. Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said two people have died, one was a man and the other was a 17-year-old girl.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The large fire that broke out Saturday at a Puyallup cold storage facility was still smoldering more than a day after it started. The 3-alarm commercial fire started Saturday around 5:20 a.m. and prompted evacuations in the area due to concerns of toxic fumes. Residents in a one-mile radius of the facility were advised to shelter in place Sunday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

High winds Sunday didn’t contribute to much growth on the Schneider Springs Fire. As of Monday morning, the fire 18 miles northwest of Naches was 67,534 acres with 3% containment, according to a Monday morning update from the fire incident team. "Wind was a high concern from the predicted weather going into the day, but the fire remained mostly on the ground and the winds did not contribute to any significant fire growth," the update said.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

PHOTO: Spokane-based Copeland Architecture & Construction has filed a pre-development application with the city on behalf of property owner B&H Enterprises LLC Number 1 to convert a two-story building once home to Spokane Fire Station No. 1 for a project described as Firehouse restaurant at 418 W. First Ave.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

In early August, Governor Inslee announced a mandate requiring all health care workers, including firefighters, get the COVID-19 vaccine. "He wanted to make sure that we have a healthy frontline workforce, you know in the medical arena," said the International Association of Fire Fighters 7th District Vice President, Ricky Walsh.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS/CW+ 19 Pasco