The sounds of drones on hand weren’t the only buzz filling the new Colorado Center of Excellence for Advanced Technology Aerial Firefighting (CoE) Technodrome last week at Rifle Garfield County Airport. More than 70 people had an up-close look Tuesday at the new 7,000-square-foot indoor facility that allows the center to safely test and evaluate different types of technology for public safety in an enclosed environment.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Aspen Times

Firefighters worked to put out a fire on Sunday afternoon after a controlled burn got out of control. Around 1:30 p.m., Benton County Fire District #1 responded to a home near Havana Street and E 45 Pr SE. When they arrived, a two-car garage was engulfed in flames. Crews worked to extinguish the fire as it started to spread to other areas on the homeowner's property.
- PUB DATE: 10/13/2019 4:38:51 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

VIDEO: A hero was escorted home on Saturday. Okanogan County Assistant Fire Chief Christian Johnson died from injuries he sustained while fighting the Spring Coulee Fire this summer. On Saturday, a procession spanned from Bothell to Okanogan. Johnson served with the Okanogan Fire Department for 20 years.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2019 5:27:56 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A Friday night fire at the Blue Flame Asian Bistro has temporarily closed their East Wenatchee location for restoration. Douglas County Fire District 2 and Chelan County District 1 crews responded just before 11:00 p.m. to the restaurant on Valley Mall Park for a fire in the kitchen area. Fire Marshal Kurt Blanchard says the fire was first reported by employees of Blue Spoon Frozen Yogurt.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2019 3:34:02 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Winlock, Vader and Lewis County governments were awarded grants of $750,000 each through the Community Development Block Grant program for infrastructure improvement projects, the state Department of Commerce announced this week. CDBG grants are funded by the federal office of Housing and Urban Development and administered through the state Department of Commerce.
- PUB DATE: 10/12/2019 1:57:41 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News - Metered Site