A storage building and several vehicles have been destroyed by a fire that erupted in Wapato Thursday morning. Yakima County Fire District 5 says it got the call of the structure fire just after 9:30 Thursday morning. When firefighters arrived they found a shed and trailer burning at the 6100 block of N.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The Inland Northwest is gearing up for wildfire season and so is the area's biggest utility company, Avista. A DNR report released on Tuesday found it was a tree limb that fell onto an Avista power line that caused last year's devastating Babb Road Fire that destroyed the towns of Malden and Pine City.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

The city of Grovetown is donating one of its older fire trucks to the volunteer fire department in Kite (GA), reports WRDW 12.

The 1989 Pierce pumper can handle 1,250 gallons per minute.

Grovetown Mayor Gary Jones will hold an official ceremony on May 24 at the Grovetown Department of Public Safety Headquarters.

Winston-Salem Fire Department does hundreds of hours worth of training each year, reports WXII 12.

The training includes emergency driving training in which fire truck drivers practice drills that can prepare them for any hazards or obstacles.

It takes 60 hours of training in order to drive a standard fire engine and another 60 hours to drive the long Tiller truck.

The long hours of training help payoff when the trucks must travel rapidly to emergency scenes.

A vehicle crash involving a fire truck and concrete truck caused damaged, reports CBS 19 News.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “Albemarle County Fire Rescue Engine 121 was involved in a vehicle crash on Route 29 and Proffit Road with a concrete truck. Engine 121 was stopped at a stoplight at the time of the crash. The crash resulted in significant damage to the fire engine. A replacement fire engine has already been deployed while Engine 121 is repaired. There were no reported injuries at the time of the incident.”