The Hilton Fire Department is now training to take its rescue efforts to the clouds, with the help of drone technology. Department heads say it’s among the first in the area to bring use the drones for certain calls. The idea was the brainchild of fifth-year firefighter David Olney, who is a trained drone pilot himself, he says it was a no-brainer, as the drones could be a real boost for the department, and the community.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC-TV NBC 10 Rochester

A deputy and an officer are being credited with saving a mother and girl's life after they were both trapped in a burning SUV following a crash in Graham Saturday evening. The mom was driving with her 11-year-old daughter in the backseat of their SUV around 5 p.m. when it was rear-ended at a high speed by another vehicle in the 8200 block of 224th Street East, according to Assistant Fire Chief Steve Richards with Graham Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The number of new COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday were in the single digits for the first time since March. The Yakima Health District reported three new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. There are at least 11,637 confirmed cases in Yakima County, according to YHD. 17 people are hospitalized, and one is intubated, and at least 10,287 people have recovered, health officials say.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Firefighters with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and local fire districts have contained a small brush fire in an area south of Rockport. DNR crews responded shortly before 1 p.m. Friday to the fire near Illabot Creek Road east of Highway 530, said DNR spokesperson Janet Pearce. Skagit County fire districts 10 and 19 also responded to the scene.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2020 3:10:54 PM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

Vancouver firefighters saved a house after quickly extinguishing an attic fire Friday evening in the Five Corners area. Crews were dispatched shortly before 6:30 p.m. to 8401 N.E. 108th Ave., for a structure fire. A total of five fire engines, a ladder truck, a chaplain, a rehab bus and two battalion chiefs responded.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 10:31:32 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site