The California wildfires and PG&E’s incompetence are having a terrifying impact on the residents of California, who face not only immense risk to life and property, but a growing number of power and telecom-related outages that make a bad problem worse. There are more than a dozen wildfires currently raging across California, and heavy winds this week are only expected to exacerbate the problem.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Vice

Clallam County Fire District No. 4 has been awarded first place for management excellence by the Washington Fire Commissioners Association. It’s the sixth year in a row that the fire district has ranked in the top three when compared to similar-size districts, according to the district. The district earned first place in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and earned second place in 2015.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site

Firefighters worked to douse a blaze burning a homeless encampment in Olympia Thursday morning. The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. in the 1400 block of Wheeler Ave. SE, according to Olympia Fire. A Tumwater firefighting crew noticed the flames while driving along I-5 and called it in. An Olympia fire engine arrived on the scene to find extensive flames burning a non-sanctioned camp, said Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan with Olympia Fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters battled a house fire in Longview early Thursday morning. Crews from the Longview Fire Department and Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to the fire at a home in the 400 block of 25th Avenue. When crews arrived to the scene, they found flames on the second floor of the two-story home. The blaze was extinguished after about 20 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Beaverton

Jon Dunaway was officially sworn in as Longview’s new fire marshal Wednesday afternoon, filling a position responsible for code compliance and safety inspections that had been vacant for a year. “Everyone had been welcoming and supportive” since he came aboard on Oct. 16, Dunaway said. “It’s been a fantastic experience.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 5:56:25 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News