Stevens County Fire District 1 says crews made significant progress on the Ford Corkscrew fire Wednesday. According to their latest update, the fire remains at 14,000 acres in size and is now 14% contained. What's even more encouraging is that they say they have the fire's perimeter 100% contained.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A man is under arrest after breaking into a home in Tacoma overnight while the family was sleeping and setting the bathroom on fire, police say. The incident unfolded at around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday when officers responded to a home in the 1300 block of East 58th Street. Officers responded to the home after receiving reports of a disturbance and fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Fire crews in Tukwila are still monitoring a fire at an apartment complex that left three dead and dozens of others displaced. But as the last few hot spots were being put out Wednesday, some are wondering how the fire could’ve gotten so bad in the first place. “Why didn’t this building have fire sprinklers?” Tukwila Fire Chief Jay Wittwer asked.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

On Thursday, August 19, fire officials provided an update on the Lick Creek Fire located 20 miles southwest of Clarkston and Green Ridge Fire located 30 miles east of Walla Walla. According to the update, containment of the Green Ridge Fire continues to slowly improve, and the fire is now considered 29% contained.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Country News

Central Washington University public health professors and students are moving into the second year of a research project looking at how poor air quality during wildfire season might affect the spread of COVID-19 in Yakima County. “We’re really looking at the human behavior aspect in this pandemic and how easy or difficult it might be for people to continue to do COVID-19 prevention when air quality presents the challenge that it does,” Associate Professor Tishra Beeson said.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTri News