PHOTOS: Flames ripped through several U-Haul trucks in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood overnight. At 3:04 a.m. Monday, Seattle Fire Department (SFD) crews were dispatched to a report of an RV fire along Northwest Leary Way, adjacent to the Office Max store. SFD said several callers told 911 dispatchers they heard loud “popping” sounds that may have been propane tanks exploding. Firefighters arrived to find several U-Haul trucks on fire at the U-Haul rental lot. Crews cautiously worked to put out the flames. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) was on the scene of a fire at 1525 King Highway.

Crews were working to extinguish the fire.

KDPS said the fire was contained to an exterior pile of material.

There was heavy black smoke and flames were visible for miles.

King Highway remained open to traffic.

KDPS told a News Channel 3 crew on the scene that no one has been hurt.

Firefighters were trying to separate the debris piles so the fire did not continue to grow.

Crews remained on scene as of 6 a.m. Tuesday. Kalamazoo Public Safety has yet to provide any updates.

There was still smoke, but crews were mostly dealing with hot spots.

WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo

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VIDEO: History comes home.

“Reading had probably the largest volunteer fire company in the country. Ten thousand members during its height,” said retired Reading Fire Chief Richard Boyer.

From manpower to horsepower.

“The early apparatus were pulled by the firemen,” Boyer said. “As they got heavier, naturally, you had to add horses.”

There are many significant signs of the passage of time and history for the Reading Fire Department and the Reading Area Firefighters Museum.

“1771, that is five years before the Declaration of Independence,” Boyer said.

But now, across decades, many miles and a Sotheby’s auction…

“We’re still shocked that we were able to do that, but it’s coming,” he said.

The first motorized fire truck in the city’s history, circa 1911.

“You can feel the emotion,” Boyer said.

By way of a flatbed truck from Florida, the engine is once again back home. It may be tired from the long journey but it’s looking like a beauty nonetheless.

WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

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The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Friday it has partnered with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to complete a 40-acre fuels reduction project on the Colville Indian Agency Campus in Nespelem. Home to the Colville Tribal Government Center and other Tribal facilities, the campus was subject to a Level 2 “Be Ready” evacuation notice when the Kaiser Canyon fire burned within a mile of the Colville campus in July 2025.

“The Colville Tribes appreciates the partnership with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, which utilized state funding appropriated as a result of House Bill 1168 to help us reduce the risk of wildfires to our community and tribal facilities,” said Jarred-Michael Erickson, Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. “The Colville Tribes devotes significant resources to forest management and fire prevention, but with limited funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, we don’t have the resources to complete critical projects like this. This joint fuels reduction project by the Colville Tribes and the DNR will help keep our Tribal government complex and Nespelem community safer.

KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

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The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department responded to the first brush fire of “sustaining significance” of the year on Sunday. An ember from a burn pile left smoldering in the morning by Cloud Cap Lane off of Squilchuck Road was blown by high winds, according to Chief Brian Brett. The National Weather Service recorded gusts of wind Sunday morning, with gusts up to 30 mph through 8 a.m. in Wenatchee. The resulting 5-acre brush fire happened around 6 a.m. and “significantly damaged” several vehicles, according to Brett. Crews had mopped the fire around 10 a.m. No structures were threatened.

The Wenatchee World

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