PHOTOS: At the 11th annual back-to-school bash in D.C.’s Bellevue neighborhood, groups of students devour hot dogs by the dozens, and kids line up for free haircuts and face paint. An ice cream truck attracts a line that stretches all the way down Atlantic Street SW as city employees try to set up a stage for live music in the scorching August sun.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAMU-FM 88.5 Washington, D.C.

VIDEO: Personnel working at Marathon Petroleum Refinery in St. John the Baptist Parish, along with local emergency officials, responded to a chemical spill and fire at a storage tank at the company’s Garyville refinery on Friday, Aug. 25. The spill and fire have been contained within the refinery’s property, according to the company.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A church in Maltby, which is part of Snohomish County, appears to be a total loss after a fire early Friday morning. When firefighters got to the Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Church on 102nd Ave SE just after 2:30 Friday morning, it was fully engulfed in flames. "I can’t believe this. To be this gutted.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: As fires continue to burn and grow in the North Cascades, wildland firefighters who are not actively battling a fire, are preparing for what is left of fire season. Firefighters with Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue took part in training on Thursday. Officials with the agency said, “this class of recruits and seasoned firefighters will be certified/recertified for wildland firefighting at the end of the weeklong class.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Clallam County Fire District 3 will sell two unused parcels of land to help gain capital for a new Carlsborg fire station or new fire engines. Fire district commissioners unanimously agreed following an Aug. 15 executive session to list the parcels with Mark McHugh Real Estate. When the listings go live and how much they’ll be sold for hasn’t been set yet, interim fire chief Dan Orr said in an interview.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site