Containment of the Bartholomew Fire in Medical Lake grew to 80% as of Friday morning, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The fire is now 200 acres since it began burning near Bartholomew Road and Highway 902 on Thursday afternoon. DNR officials said the cause is unknown. The fire burned 50 acres on Fairchild Air Force Base, according to DNR.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 3:12:39 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Two nights after protesters targeted three law enforcement buildings, the Seattle Police Department said the destruction needs to stop now, before someone loses their life. This comes as some protesters appear to be escalating their destruction by using potentially deadly tactics. What is shown in new SPD surveillance video from the East Precinct—is what police are calling a direct attack.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 5:26:48 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Pullman’s Fire Department received $181,197 from a FEMA grant, which will fund officer training and upgraded radio systems for firetrucks. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant covers most of the cost, but the city will have to pay about $16,000 for the rest, Deputy Fire Chief Ray Lamoureux said. The addition of mobile radios in firetrucks will allow for quick communication, Lamoureux said.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:42:32 AM - SOURCE: Daily Evergreen

Firefighters in northern California say they are gaining control over historic, deadly wildfires that have burned more than one million acres. However, researchers and former firefighters working on a new study fear the responders battling the blazes are in danger of suffering unprecedented long-term damage, as the wildfires destroy over 1,400 homes and businesses.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

VIDEO: Hotel directors tried to pay extortionists the $3 million they wanted to keep a 1,000-pound homemade bomb from exploding in the building, but it went off anyway when experts tried to defuse it. Harvey's Resort Hotel and all the surrounding businesses had been evacuated the day before the blast and no one was hurt or killed.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Reno Gazette Journal - Metered Site