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Posted: Jul 17, 2019

Powerline Fire near Mattawa 80 percent contained

The Powerline Fire near Mattawa is 80 percent contained as of Tuesday evening and all evacuations have been canceled, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The wildfire started on the Saddle Mountains northwest of Mattawa. It began as a 100-acre fire and quickly grew to nearly 8,000 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2019 9:43:23 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Jul 17, 2019

Pasco firefighters team up with Water 2 Wine for safety protocol training

Firefighters with Pasco spent the day on the Water 2 Wine boat Tuesday afternoon going over safety procedures. They went over proper steps to take in an emergency whether that's someone having a medical issue or a fire on the boat. This is the first time the department has teamed up with the company.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2019 9:07:17 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Jul 16, 2019

Train Sparks Brush Fires in South Thurston County

A train passing through an area near Old Highway 9 and Highway 12 in the Rochester area sparked six small fires Tuesday in a span of two miles, according to the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. West Thurston and Department of Natural Resources firefighters responded and brought the brush fires under control.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2019 5:37:26 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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Posted: Jul 16, 2019

Minnesota Lake Fire Destroys Safety and Health Equipment

The building houses some of their larger training props, like a grain bin simulator and digital driving simulator.  

Volz says, luckily, a majority of their training props were out with instructors at the time of the fire.

He says a lot of the smaller props and the Digital Driving Simulator, worth around $100,000 were completely destroyed.

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Posted: Jul 16, 2019

Laramie County Dedicates New Fire Station

Located at 410 Horse Creek Road, the facility will greatly improve response times and staffing to the north and west growing population of Laramie County.​  

The new station consists of four eighty-foot firetruck bays with a two-story mezzanine for equipment, storage and training. It also features a residential area with a kitchen, day room and accommodations to sleep 12 firefighters as well as a walk-out basement that has additional room for multipurpose use, mechanical and IT equipment.

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