The Cowlitz County Fire District is saying goodbye to one of its own after a firefighter/EMT died in the line of duty on Friday. Fire officials say Al Basso was working with Kalama Fire in the morning hours of November 27 when he responded to two emergency medical calls and was later in a crash, suffering a heart attack.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

Washington state is launching its statewide coronavirus exposure app, joining more than a dozen other states that have already enlisted the use of smartphone technology in the ongoing effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Starting Monday, people with iPhones can enable the ‘exposure notifications’ feature that is already in their phone’s settings, and Android devices can download the app.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

An accidental fire destroyed the garage of a rental home on the 800 block of North Naches Avenue in Yakima on Sunday, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage, according to firefighters. Four Yakima Fire Department engines and a Yakima Training Center Fire Department engine responded to a call for a structure fire about 12:20 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 3:07:02 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

One person received superficial injuries in a Centralia house fire Monday evening likely caused by an electrical issue, the Riverside Fire Authority reported. The fire was reported at 6:50 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of West Cherry Street in Centralia. According to the RFA, the fire started in an upstairs bedroom of a single-family home.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 10:23:01 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) recently announced the recipients of 23 grants totaling $104,000 to advance the quality of life and enable economic development in communities served by members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. Wahkiakum West Telephone has announced Wahkiakum Fire District Number 3 as one of these grant recipients.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 1:16:42 AM - SOURCE: Wahkiakum County Eagle