For the second time in six days, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WSDOT) hosted a post-fire assistance meeting, this time for victims of the Gray Fire in Medical Lake. In a two-plus hour meeting at the Medical Lake High School auditorium, those affected learned how to determine if their trees will live, how to dispose of their destroyed logs, how to handle reforestation, and how to deal with noxious weeds.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV FOX 28 Spokane

PHOTOS: Six kittens were discovered inside the walls of a newly constructed apartment complex in Washington state on Wednesday. Fire officials in Cowlitz County said a “faint noise” coming from inside a wall in the building, located in the city of Kelso, turned out to be a whole litter. The cats were found during a walkthrough inspection with on-site construction workers, who, along with fire officials, “opened up a wall” to get to them.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTN-TV NBC 2 Dayton

With the nation joined together in somber remembrances earlier this week on Sept. 11, Chehalis Mayor Tony Ketchum made a proclamation at Monday’s city council meeting declaring Sept. 11, 2023, as Patriot Day in Chehalis. Following the terrorist attacks and tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 9:28:39 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Crews in downtown Los Angeles are battling a massive structure fire Tuesday that's already collapsed the building's roof. The fire broke out just after 1 p.m. at a building in the 300 block of E. 4th Street. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the building is approximately three stories, with a basement.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles

VIDEO: For first responders, an eye in the sky or a canary in the coal mine could mean the difference between life and death. Units like the Lake County Public Safety Unmanned Response or Drone Team provide just such a service, venturing ahead and providing a first look or acting as a guide on traitorous calls.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights