Multiple wildfires in and around Yakima County is bringing a lot of smoke into the Yakima Valley. The Yakima Health District said breathing in that wildfire smoke isn't healthy for anyone. As of Monday, in the Lower Valley, the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups, meaning the elderly, children and those with asthma should limit their time outdoors.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 7:44:24 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Hoquiam firefighters responded to another report of 20-foot flames at the former site of the paper mill off of Bay Avenue this morning. A source at the department tells us a ground-level fire has been smoldering and burning at the site for most of this month. While it doesn’t threaten any structures on the property, the fire found more fuel this week and has been flaring up overnights.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 5:56:31 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

A vegetation fire nearly caused four houses to evacuate early Tuesday morning in Kennewick, but a brick fence kept the flames from spreading to them. The fire was reported just before 3:30 a.m. along US 395 near W 27th Avenue, and grew to about a half an acre in size because of winds, according to Battalion Chief Mikal Barnett.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2019 4:38:59 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews