Never-before-seen video from the Camp Fire is painting an urgent new picture this fire season. The video provides a first-look at the evacuations in Paradise as the Camp Fire moved into the community. The Truckee Police Chief released these videos with a warning: know when it’s time to go. The video gives an “eyes wide open” look at how waiting to evacuate can make the difference between life and death during a wildfire.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacaramento

Summer vacation can be a dangerous time for children, particularly when they go swimming. Kids in Snohomish County are especially at risk because of the large number of lakes and rivers. Over the past 2 years, the team has responded to some 80 water rescue calls. 8 people drowned in Snohomish County just last year.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Jefferson City (MO) Fire Department, rescue-pumpers (2). Commander cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous S100D/C20 1,500-gpm pumps; Pro Poly 750-gallon polypropylene water tanks.

In a highly unusual twist of fate, Western Washington now faces a far-greater risk for 'above-average' wildfires this summer than most of Eastern Washington. Cooler temperatures and rain doused chances for wildfires on Tuesday, but firefighters said conditions are still a lot drier than they would like.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2019 5:12:01 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fire consumed a shop Tuesday morning sending a large plume of smoke into the air southwest of Moses Lake. Grant County Fire District 5 Chief Dan Smith says an elderly man was welding in a shop attached to a home in the 5400 block of Mae Valley Road when the contents around him caught fire just before 10:30.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2019 4:34:14 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne