It was a hot, dry summer afternoon when Molly Linville glanced out her front windows and noticed a rare storm pushing down the narrow valley where she raises cattle. Then came five lightning strikes in quick succession. And five plumes of smoke. She thought things would be OK. She was wrong. “I wasn’t as concerned as I should have been from the get-go,” Linville said.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2019 1:56:26 PM - SOURCE: KUOW 94.9FM - Puget Sound Public Radio

In the fire and rescue service, positive outcomes after emergencies are rare — although treasured when they occurred. Two South King Fire and Rescue firefighters recently received the Medal of Valor honor from the department for their exceptional efforts and successful water rescue of a female victim last October.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2019 1:06:40 PM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror

PHOTOS: At 3:27 p.m. on Friday, September 6 Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a structure fire in the 6300 block of Deer Harbor Road. Crews arriving on scene confirmed a large home completely engulfed in flames. “The heat was incredibly intense,” shared Firefighter Ben Luna, who was first on scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2019 5:51:21 AM - SOURCE: Orcas Issues News & Views

Today's residents of the Pacific Northwest worry about wildfires burning our forests. But one summer in Washington it was our cities that burned. In 1889, as the Territory of Washington was poised to become a state, a triple tragedy occurred. Seattle, Ellensburg and Spokane — all booming communities — burned to the ground in quick sequence, changing lives and the course of history.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2019 5:51:21 AM - SOURCE: Crosscut

VIDEO: On Monday, the owner of a popular food truck in Bellingham plans to return to his normal hours approximately 3 weeks after an arsonist destroyed his trailer. Someone set the Tacos El Tule truck on fire in the early morning hours of August 16 as it sat parked in owner Joey Robles's driveway, he said.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2019 2:02:40 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000