VIDEO: One Spokane manufactured home owner is crediting smoke alarms for alerting her to a fire that broke out in her home. According to a release from the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), the smoke alarms, which were installed by SFD's Smoke Alarm Install Program, allowed the woman and her two great grandchildren to safely evacuate.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Firefighters have completely contained three fires in Okanogan County that forced evacuations. The Anglin Fire near Tonasket started on July 27 and was 100% contained on August 1. Two outbuildings were destroyed and one home was damaged. It burned nearly 2,000 acres. The fire forced evacuations, which have since been lifted.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2020 11:56:55 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A stubborn wildfire at Lake Crescent may take longer to extinguish than previously expected, a spokesman for the team managing firefighting efforts said Saturday. The East Beach Road Fire, believed to be human-caused, stood at 65 acres on a steep slope above East Beach Road on the north side of the lake in Olympic National Park land.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2020 2:42:32 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Flags will be lowered on August 3 to honor a Spokane firefighter who recently passed away. Ed Foster suffered a cardiac event one day after retiring from the Spokane Fire Department. Cardiac incidents are a leading cause of death for firefighters and in light of the circumstances involved in his passing, Foster’s death is considered Line-of-Duty.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2020 9:48:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Two people and their pets escaped via second-floor balconies as a fast-moving fire destroyed their adjoining duplexes Friday morning. The fire was reported at 9:16 a.m. at 3609, 3611, 3615 and 3619 Olive St., in Vancouver’s Lincoln neighborhood. Jason Underhill, 22, was getting ready for work when he smelled smoke.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2020 9:36:48 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian