Chelan County Fire District 1 was dispatched to a commercial fire a little after 9 a.m. at the corner of 5th and Mission. Locals may know the area as the strip of businesses such as Garlinis, Jimmy Johns and others. “Crews arrived to find light smoke coming from a vacant occupancy as well as the EarthWise pet store,” said Chief Brian Brett.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2019 10:46:15 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

One person is missing and a second escaped following a residential fire early Tuesday morning. Five fire departments responded at about 1:15 a.m. to a three-story house fire near U.S. Highway 101 at milepost 312, Brinnon Fire Chief Tim Manly said. Units from Brinnon, Mason County Fire District 17, Quilcene Fire Rescue, Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue and Discovery Bay Fire Rescue were dispatched, he said.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2019 10:36:16 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site

No one was injured in a fire that caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a home in Edmonds’ Seaview neighborhood early Monday evening. South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes said the fire was reported at 5:37 p.m. in a rambler located in the 19300 block of 80th Place West. When firefighters arrived, they found flames on the front and side exterior of the home, and were able to put out the blaze in 10-15 minutes, Hynes said.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2019 7:17:19 AM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

A Selah woman was injured trying to save her dog from a burning travel trailer Monday afternoon, firefighters said. The fire was reported at 3:18 p.m. at 6722 N. Wenas Road, said Chief Gary Hanna of the Selah Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find the travel trailer fully engulfed in flames and several other nearby mobile homes at risk of catching fire, Hanna said.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2019 3:31:33 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Amid staffing concerns and the growing use of overtime hours, the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority is hoping to pass a 2020 operations budget that includes the addition of four new firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) positions. The mission to hire four new paid positions is part of the fire authority’s larger budgeting goal this year to prioritize staffing needs.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2019 2:38:29 AM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News