PHOTOS: West Benton firefighters shared intense images of a car fire that they responded to on Monday night. In a Facebook post, the department wrote that they responded to the fire on I-82 eastbound near milepost 89. The vehicle was a total loss, but thankfully they say there were no injuries. West Benton Fire Rescue tells KAPP-KVEW the exact cause of the fire is unknown.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 10:12:20 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Three Skagit County fire districts are asking voters in the Nov. 5 general election for permission to raise their levy lids, allowing them to collect more money for services. Fire District 8, which surrounds Sedro-Woolley and extends to Hamilton, is asking voters for permission to raise its tax levy lid from 97 cents to $1.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 9:24:58 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

The Washington Department of Ecology announced Monday it will begin collecting and incinerating stockpiles of a toxic fire retardant foam that was used by fire departments for decades before the state restricted its use in 2018. The same type of foam was long used at Fairchild Air Force Base and blamed for contaminating West Plains water supplies, including the city of Airway Heights' tap system.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 2:01:47 AM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

VIDEO: The ABC11 I-Team obtained videos that are the first examples of what Person County officials call their "game-changing" technology for 911 callers. The videos are from live calls and were recorded at Person County Emergency Management's offices in Roxboro. "This is wonderful. This makes 911 dispatchers the true first responder," Brett Wrenn, Person County Emergency Communications Manager, told ABC11.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD-TV ABC 11 Durham

A new program designed to help former offenders pursue a career in firefighting made its first deployment over the weekend to help battle the Saddleridge Fire in the San Fernando Valley. The Ventura Training Center Firefighter Training and Reentry Program began teaching its first class of participants in October 2018, according to the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which developed the project with Calfire and the California Conservation Corps.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV WB 5 Los Angeles