Winter is just around the corner, which means freezing temperatures.  Check your buildings, including any vacant buildings, to make sure there is enough heat to prevent pipes from freezing. Pipes can freeze wherever they are exposed to cold air, even in buildings with insulation.  Pipes that are under sinks and enclosed in a cabinet have the potential to freeze as the heat may not reach the pipes.

 

PHOTO: Yakima County firefighters were on the scene of a large garage fire on Sunday. Just after 5 p.m. firefighters were alerted to the garage fire burning in the 200 block of North 84th Avenue. The homeowner was treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns, according to Yakima firefighters. He was taken to a local hospital and has since been released.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 10:39:17 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Three local fire districts, Chelan County Fire District 3, 6 and Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue (LWFR), secured the FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant. The funding is $722,000 and will help provide the fire districts 101 self-contained breathing apparatus – equipment that can come with a steep price tag.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 9:54:11 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

The memorial services for former Chelan Fire and Rescue Chief Tim Lemon will take place Monday, October 14th beginning at 1:00 p.m. in the New Life Church in Renton. According to the Facebook post with details on the service, it is taking place in Renton to be more central to all the Fire Departments that Chief Lemon served over his 40-year career.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 6:44:40 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Firefighters are still on the scene Monday morning where a large fire broke out Sunday on Atkinson Road near South Shore Drive in Surf City. “They’re working through all the hot spots now, making sure we get this thing extinguished so we can start that investigation promptly this morning," Surf City Fire Chief Allen Wilson said.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington