Sam Yam was working overnight at his donut shop, Dockside Donuts, baking away and getting ready for the morning rush of folks wanting their jelly-filled fix. It was about 5:30 in the morning when a customer in the drive-thru made him aware of what was happening just feet from his store. “I said, 'what’s going on?'" Yam said.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A discarded cigarette near Pullman threatened the Washington State University campus and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Pullman firefighters and Whitman County District 12 were called out to the intersection of Terre View Drive and Highway 270 around Noon on Saturday. Fire investigator Darren Jones, of WSU Fire Safety, said a freshly tossed cigarette that was found near the signal lights caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

High level haze in the skies over Western Washington on Sunday was most likely a result of wildfires burning to the south - but on Monday forecasters expect the smoke to be potentially be more intense in Western Washington and the Puget Sound region. On Sunday those dreaded hazy skies were bringing disappointment and worry to companies like Sailing Seattle who do business outdoors.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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A small brushfire garnered a large response Friday morning around 9:00 am on South Lakeshore road about 16 miles west of Chelan. Chelan Fire Assistant Chief Brandon Asher said the quarter acre fire was threatening a home and about to move up the steep slope of a nearby hill when crews arrived, so they called a 2nd alarm to bring in additional resources.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2021 1:41:58 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee