A nationwide test of the emergency and wireless alert systems will be conducted Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. ET, when a message will be sent to all cellphones, TVs and radios. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in a news release in August that a message that reads, “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News

Investigators are looking into the cause of an apartment fire that left one person injured and two animals dead on Tuesday morning. The fire began around 6 a.m. in Spokane Valley on Tuesday. Firefighters say the injured person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. They are expected to be ok.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

PHOTOS: A car fire blocked lanes of southbound Interstate 405 in Renton on Tuesday. The Washington State Department of Transportation first reported there was a disabled vehicle at 9:25 a.m. The vehicle was engulfed in flames in the HOV lane near Northeast 44th Street. All traffic stopped after a truck positioned itself across the lanes when firefighters had not yet arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Bert Thayer, whose firefighting career began in the late 1970s, announced his retirement after 29 years with Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue. Thayer, who was inspired by his father, a volunteer firefighter for 18 years, got his first opportunity when he started as a summer firefighter for the United States Forest Service in 1978, according to a Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue press release.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 7:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily News

The Snoqualmie Firefighters Association recently recognized Lauren Kremer and Anna Findlay, both 2023 graduates of Mount Si High School, with scholarships of $1,500 each. Kremer will attend Whitworth University, while Findlay will attend UCLA. “The Snoqualmie Firefighters Association would like to congratulate both scholarship winners for their hard work and dedication.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2023 4:22:31 PM - SOURCE: City of Snoqualmie