Firefighters across Cowlitz County had a busy weekend battling several brush and vehicle fires, though no injuries were reported. It was such a hectic weekend that Cowlitz 2 Battalion Chief James Graham quipped that a freshly-minted lieutenant at the agency got more than he bargained for on his training day Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2020 6:50:30 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

PHOTO: Hands On Training (HOT), simulates situations that help firefighters prepare for real-life scenarios. "This is to get everybody together to actually do the hands-on part of stuff we learn in books or videos," said Shearer. They mimicked a scenario of a victim being trapped inside a building.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2020 5:50:56 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A 49-year-old Yakima woman accused of setting her mother's home on fire Sunday possibly faces charges of first-degree arson and violating a no-contact order. The woman made a preliminary appearance Monday in Yakima County Superior Court. Yakima County Sheriff's deputies responded to the call in the 3500 block of Birchfield Road about 12:40 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2020 1:42:38 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

VIDEO: One person has died and at least three others are critically injured after several houses exploded in Baltimore on Monday morning, officials say. The explosion happened in the area of 6500 blk Reisterstown Rd 21215. Firefighters have rescued three critically injured patients. Special Rescue Operations are searching for more victims.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC

Another Houston firefighter is in the ICU with COVID-19 as of Friday night, according to the firefighters union president. According to the union president, Captain Tommy Searcy was in the ICU as of Friday night. The news comes as Houston firefighters prepare to bury 17-year HFD veteran Jerry Pacheco, who died on August 3 from coronavirus.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston