For students from elementary to high school, the Sept. 11 terrorist attack isn't a memory. It's history. A new HBO documentary that debuts on the event's 18th anniversary treats it that way. The necessity of her project, "What Happened on September 11," struck filmmaker Amy Schatz when a third grade girl told her about a playdate where she and a friend Googled "Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

Wildfire smoke has been an unwelcome guest in Puget Sound the past two summers, with acrid, yellow smoke polluting the air and clogging lungs. Warnings about the health risks have been issued. Seattle is setting up filtered air "breathing rooms." Mayor Jenny Durkan has declared that Seattle be "Smoke Ready" as residents are told to expect more smoke, more frequently as the climate warms and Northwest summers get hotter and drier.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Crosscut

A strike team consisting of firefighters from Walla Walla, Finley, and more are taking their talents overseas – to assist with the Drake Fire in Northern New South Wales. On Monday, the team reported they spent the night "hard at it on the Drake Fire ground." According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, hundreds of firefighters are working to contain blazes in Drake near Tenterfield, where alerts are in place.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

The Vancouver Fire Department received $937,000 in federal grant money for new equipment and training programs, the department announced Friday. The funds come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and will be used for two projects: replacing 107 outdated breathing apparatus units and providing specialized training in responding to hazardous materials.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2019 5:46:41 PM - SOURCE: The Columbian

The Pasco Fire Department are now keeping an eye on their parking lot after some firefighters had their cars broken into. Sometime on Monday night or Tuesday morning, thieves broke into two cars in the parking lot of their fire station on Oregon Avenue. Several things were taken including an external hard drive, sunglasses, a medical kit and more.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2019 4:42:40 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews