A huge shortage of volunteer firefighters persists across the Valley as we get into what could be an even worse fire season than last year. "It is a constant battle to get people to volunteer," says Yakima County Fire District 5's Chief Kevin Frazier. A few decades ago, Frazier says they had well over 300 volunteer firefighters, now they have half that to cover the same 750 square miles.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The I-90 Fire, burning in Grant County near the Wild Horse monument, has been contained according to the Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the fire sparked at about 540 p.m. Sunday afternoon and burned about 40 acres. A helicopter from the Department of Natural Resources was brought in to get the blaze under control.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Just after 2:20 Sunday afternoon Rivercom dispatch received report of a wildfire off Greens Canyon Road in Orondo four miles south of the Beebe Bridge. On arrival Orondo Fire Department found a one-acre fire quickly spreading up the steep hillsides of the Columbia River. A second alarm was struck with 18 fire apparatus and 56 firefighters from agencies in Douglas, Chelan and Okanogan Counties as well as the DNR and BLM.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2021 4:42:06 PM - SOURCE: Lake Chelan Now

The new Sherrills Ford-Terrell Fire and Rescue station is under construction and will replace a building that is 50 years old, reports Statesville Record & Landmark.

The base will be 14,000 square feet and cost $2.7 million. Construction broke ground on April 21 and the station is expected to open in early 2022.

The new station will start with the same number, but as new housing is built and more people move to the area, more responders may be added to the base. It will also house a fire engine, a tanker and a quick response vehicle for medical calls.

A driver has been arrested and charged after he smashed a gas pump and fire truck window, reports Miami 7 News.

No one was injured in the crash. Santana-Jardines faces charges of criminal mischief, resisting an officer with violence and possession of cocaine.