VIDEO: It’s been one year since a backyard bonfire changed Eli Beasley’s life. In a moment of carelessness, the professional firefighter tried to light a bonfire that had been doused in a gasoline mixture. He was instantly engulfed. Beasley was taken to University of Missouri Health Care’s Level 1 Trauma Center with burns over 75 percent of his body.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVO-TV ABC/CBS 3 Kirksville

The trees are really dense along a stretch of bumpy, narrow road outside Cle Elum in Kittitas County. After years of keeping fire off the landscape, the forest has grown close together. That means there’s more fuel when a wildfire does burn through this area. “The density of this, it’s just a wall.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Crosscut

The trees are really dense along a stretch of bumpy, narrow road outside Cle Elum in Kittitas County. After years of keeping fire off the landscape, the forest has grown close together. That means there’s more fuel when a wildfire does burn through this area. “The density of this, it’s just a wall.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Crosscut

South County Fire is hosting an open house at Martha Lake Fire Station 21, 16810-13th Ave. W. in Lynnwood, Saturday, Oct. 12, with activities and helpful information for all ages. The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free for the public. The open house wraps up South County Fire’s Fire Prevention Week and will include activities stressing safety, care and fire prevention.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2019 11:50:29 PM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today

Veniamin “Ben” Granchukoff, a firefighter/paramedic with the Walla Walla Fire Department, recently received a letter from the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, congratulating him on achieving 30 consecutive years of National EMS Certification. The letter, signed by the registry’s Executive Director William Seifarth, states this is a “rare achievement,” and thanks Ben for his “dedication to National Certification, your state EMS efforts and your local EMS development, as well as for providing outstanding care to the citizens of your community.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2019 2:07:35 PM - SOURCE: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Metered Site