As temperatures continue to reach the 100 degrees this summer, this can make life uncomfortable for everybody especially for firefighters. NBC Right Now talked with Benton County Fire District 2 about those struggles and some of the things they do to deal with the heat. They say although their equipment protects them from heat and retains heat they don't have their crew in a fire for no more than 20 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2020 7:57:01 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Firefighters made substantial progress Tuesday on a wildfire on the Yakima Training Center, even as they fought another fire in the Naches Ranger District and cleared out after a blaze near Granger. With the Ahtanum Ridge fire contained, officials are assessing the damage. Along with two homes and about five outbuildings, at least 200 fruit trees were lost to the blaze, according to Horace Ward, operations manager with the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2020 7:38:17 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Castle Rock first responders Monday rescued a woman who got trapped on an embankment near Camelot Drive while floating down the Cowlitz River with another woman. Castle Rock Police Chief Scott Neves said the two women apparently floated or rafted into an area of the river that was “fairly swift,” and were swept onto an embankment with a steep cliff on one side.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2020 5:15:25 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

A man and a woman were reunited with family Monday after being tossed from their raft the day before while floating on the Nisqually River. Lacey Fire District 3’s water rescue team was dispatched at around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, to reports of an incident that occurred on the river between Yelm and Riverbend Campground.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2020 1:07:37 PM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News

When Sue Grange and Ray Blau first smelled smoke Sunday evening, they assumed it was a neighbor barbecuing. But then Grange caught sight of the flames on Ahtanum Ridge and alerted her husband to the fire. Their home is near the corner of McCullough Road and South 42nd Avenue in Yakima, directly across from the area charred by the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2020 3:52:33 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic