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Posted: Nov 17, 2020

Man drowns while kayaking in Clark County's Canyon Creek

A Sunriver, Oregon man was killed while kayaking Sunday in Canyon Creek where it flows into the Lewis River. On Sunday (Nov. 15) at 5:09 p.m., north Clark and Cowlitz County emergency personnel were alerted to an incident involving a kayaker on Canyon Creek. The 9-1-1 caller reported he and two friends had been white water kayaking in Canyon Creek where it flows into the Lewis River near the Yale/Merwin Hydro dam.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today
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Posted: Nov 16, 2020

Lessons taught by 13,000 wildfires in Washington

By any measure, this year’s wildfire season was a scorcher. From weeks of oppressive smoke to explosive blazes that destroyed an entire town and culminated in the death of an infant, this year’s catastrophic fires affected nearly everyone in Washington. The state Department of Natural Resources is Washington’s largest firefighting organization, with about 600 year-round and seasonal employees working to control fires on more than 13 million acres of forestland across the state.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 2:41:12 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site
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Posted: Nov 16, 2020

Yakima Fire Department responds to two structure fires in a span of 40 minutes

The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to two structure fires in a span of about 40 minutes early Monday morning, November 16th. The first fire was reported at 3:05 am Monday and involved an apartment building at 20 Staff Sergeant Pendleton Way. The fire was located in a second floor storeroom. The use of fire extinguishers helped slow the spread of fire prior to crews arriving on scene.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 1:44:39 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
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Posted: Nov 16, 2020

3 Buildings Destroyed In New York Fire, 2 Firefighters Injured

VIDEO: A fast-moving fire tore through three buildings overnight in the Bronx. The flames broke out around 1:30 a.m. on Harding Avenue near Emerson Avenue in Throggs Neck. Neighbors told CBS2 the strong winds caused the fire to spread. “I looked out the window, and I saw the houses were on fire, and the wind was blowing.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
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Posted: Nov 16, 2020

‘Hell on Earth’: 40 years ago, a historic fire at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

PHOTOS: Not long after the fire burst out of the deli, sending columns of thick black smoke shooting up inside the MGM Grand hotel tower, then-Nevada Gov. Robert List arrived at the flooded casino floor to survey the damage. It was dim, and the debris was blackened and torched. Bodies were on the ground or slumped over gaming tables and chairs.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal - Metered Site
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