A fire management team is hoping to turn over control of a pair of wildfires burning in Yakima River Canyon to local crews Friday. Both the Roza Slope and South Slope fires, burning on either side of the Yakima-Kittitas county line, are at 60% containment, according to the Southeast Washington Type 3 incident management team, which assumed command of the fire Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Autumn begins late next week, and firefighters are urging you to not let your guard down. Wildfires are still a big concern, even as the season changes. "Human beings still cause over 90% of our wildfires in Washington state," Washington State Forester George Geissler said. It's an alarming statistic.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: A garbage pile caught on fire at Spokane's Waste to Energy facility near the airport Wednesday evening requiring Spokane firefighters to combat hazardous conditions. According to the City of Spokane Fire Department, crews responded about 5:19 p.m. to the facility on South Geiger Road and located a pile of garbage on the main floor.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 4:14:00 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

VIDEO: Eighty people are displaced after a four-alarm fire ripped through an apartment complex Wednesday night. Firefighters battled flames into Thursday morning. All 49 apartments in the complex have been impacted, and 80 residents have been displaced. Officials are telling people in the area to conserve water.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia

VIDEO: San Diego first responders say they are overwhelmed with mental health calls. They’re hoping changes at the state and local level will provide more resources to help alleviate the problem. They received more than 53,000 calls last year and oftentimes, there's not much they could do to help those on the other end.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFMB-TV CBS/CW 8 San Diego