Chelan County Sheriff's Office has reported a 36-year-old man from Tacoma, Washington drowned in Lake Chelan Saturday when his two-person inflatable kayak flipped over. The incident occurred north of the dock area at Lake Chelan State Park. Around 2:49 p.m., authorities began receiving calls of two people in the water.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:39:43 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Yakima County Fire District was called to White Swan for a structure fire. A release sent out by the Fire District stated that there was fire damage to living room and contents, smoke damage throughout residence and an estimated loss at $60,000. The full release sent out by Officer Babcock with Fire District 5 stated the following information: YCFD#5 Station 1 was dispatched to a possible residential structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 9:53:46 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Grant County Fire District No. 5 successfully launched its first annual spaghetti feed fundraiser dinner Saturday, drawing in dozens of attendees in support of the volunteer firefighter association. The fire district is one of the state’s largest, servicing fire and rescue missions for around 560 square miles of territory ranging from medical emergencies in urban outskirts of Moses Lake, rescuing a stranded boat from the surface of the reservoir and firefighting in the middle of the Grant County desert.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 5:35:49 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald

VIDEO: A bill that would increase protections for firefighters who develop cancer or other illnesses after their time on the job has cleared its last legislative hurdle. The Montana Senate voted 40-10 Saturday to approve an amended version of Senate Bill 160, sponsored by Sen. Nate McConnell (D-Missoula).
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPAX.com

A Dallas man who has made a habit of posing as a firefighter and even a doctor is accused of doing it again after authorities say he convinced Dallas firefighters to take him on a ride-along. Dallas police are searching for Terrance King, 27, who is suspected of impersonating a public servant after he allegedly told firefighters that he was an EMT student, according to WFAA-TV (Channel 11).
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News