A memorial service for Cowlitz 2 Battalion Chief Mike Zainfeld will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at at New Life Fellowship Church at 2441 42 Ave. in Longview, according to a Cowlitz 2 press release issued Tuesday. Zainfeld, a 25-year veteran of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, took his own life on Sept. 19 after battling a job-related injury incurred by occupational stress, according to the agency.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Yakima Air Terminal will be getting one million dollars from the Federal Aviation Administration's, airport improvement program. This money will go towards a new aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle. "This piece of equipment is specifically required to respond within three minutes of any type of aircraft accident, " said Robert Peterson, airport director for Yakima Air Terminal.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 6:39:01 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

The best kind of training is training that most closely mirrors real life circumstances. The Yakima and West Valley Fire Departments are looking forward to unique training opportunities later this year in light of school demolitions scheduled for the West Valley School District. Apple Valley and Summitview elementary school buildings are coming down later this fall to make room for new schools which will give the firefighters a couple of months and a couple of big building in which to practice.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 1:47:43 PM - SOURCE: KIT 1280-AM & 99.3-FM

Pasco Police are investigating after a a pickup truck was found burning in a dirt field at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday near Burns Road and Road 52 in Franklin County, just north of Pasco. Firefighters put out the fire and told officers that it looked like it was intentionally started. The truck had plates registered to a company in the 300 block of N.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 11:45:17 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Six firefighters from the Yakima City Fire Department participated in the Portland Stairclimb Challenge this weekend to raise funds to fight against cystic fibrosis. Firefighters from across the northwest raced up 40 floors and 800 steps of the U.S. Bancorp Tower in full gear. This year, the Yakima firefighters raised just over $1,000 that will go toward research to find a cure for cystic fibrosis, care and education programs.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 7:14:37 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews