North County Regional Fire Chief John Cermak had a vision — a vision many, even his closest colleagues, called crazy at first. He wanted to create a training program in Snohomish County that would serve all firefighters in the region. His idea included a place to hold live fire demonstrations, classes and gatherings between fire districts.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Standwood Camano News

Firefighters rescued a woman from a house fire in Lacey early Sunday morning. First responders were called around 4:30 a.m. to reports of smoke in a 911 caller’s home. According to Lacey Fire, the woman in the home was briefly trapped on the back deck while the fire grew. Crews arrived and started working on the fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2023 7:21:35 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

VIDEO: Despite the start of fall, wildfire season is not over, according to Commissioner of Public Lands Hillary Franz. She cited continuing rising temperatures and "abnormally" dry vegetation conditions, such as in shrubs, trees, and grass. According to the Department of Natural Resources, Washington state has had 1,855 wildfires so far in 2023.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2023 9:16:20 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

When the California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 arrived in Randle early this month, taking over for another team, there were 43 active fires scattered across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest’s northwestern Cowlitz Valley Ranger District. Today, there are just three. Clint Green, operations section chief on the group of fires collectively dubbed the Cowlitz Complex Fire, considers that a win.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2023 8:37:36 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A 2-alarm fire ripped through an apartment complex in Mukilteo early Friday morning, displacing residents living in six apartment units. According to Mukilteo Fire Department Chief Glen Albright, crews responded to a report of a couch on fire on the first floor of an apartment complex on the 12300 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard just before 3:10 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/22/2023 11:45:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle