A big fire continues to burn on Konnowac Pass. Firefighters say the fire is now at more than 1,000 acres at 75 percent containment. Officials at the Northwest interagency coordination center say 49 firefighters are on the scene of the fire that started at about 3:40 Monday afternoon. The fire threatened homes and forced evacuations on Monday night but no homes were burned and no injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NewsTalk 1280 KIT

As Kittitas County begins to experience the first wildfires of the 2020 season, local first responders are up to the task of ensuring they are dealt with in an expeditious manner. Although the county saw a relatively mild fire season in 2019, Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue Chief John Sinclair said the conditions this year suggest that we will not see a repeat of last season.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Record News

Fire crews are battling a brush fire located south of Moxee near Rattlesnake Ridge, according to the East Valley Fire Department. Fire crews say the fire burned at least 5 acres and it continues to spread. Currently, firefighters say they are dealing with very windy conditions, and fire whirls have popped up.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

A fire that ripped through adjoining duplexes Friday morning in Vancouver’s Lincoln neighborhood was caused by improperly discarded cigarettes, according to a deputy fire marshal. The preliminary investigation found that the blaze was preventable and the result of “a careless smoker discarding cigarette butts in bark dust,” Vancouver Deputy Fire Marshal Chad Lawry said.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2020 4:45:15 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire at an apartment complex in Cannon’s Addition early Monday morning. Around 9:15 a.m., a family’s five-year-old daughter smelled smoke in her apartment at Maple Manor. According to the child’s mom, she told her dad and they found smoke coming from the bathroom.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2020 9:48:09 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane