A forklift that caught fire near a propane tank at the Olympic Fruit warehouse west of Moxee is the cause of the blaze reported on Friday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the warehouse at State Highway 24 and Beaudry Road at about 3:50 pm Friday. When they arrived, everyone was out and no injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIT-AM 1280 Yakima

Renton Regional Fire Authority firefighters deployed out of Boeing Field on Aug. 11 to help execute search and rescue operations on the Hawaiian island of Maui following the devastating wildfires that swept the island. The responding firefighters are part of a federal task force designed to aid during a disaster, known as Washington Task Force 1 (WA-TF1).
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Renton Reporter

VIDEO: It’s been more than a week since a fast-moving brush fire ravaged the Jamestown Mobile Home Park on August 4th, destroying nine homes and killing two men. The family of Zachary McDonough said he died in the fire trying to save his neighbor, 70-year-old Patrick Zmiarovich. On August 4th, Lance Daines heard the news about the fire at Jamestown Mobile Home Park and that two were dead, but never thought it would be his younger brother Zachary, who went by 'Zack.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: Family and friends of seven fallen firefighters gathered on Sunday at the Washington State Fire Training Academy for the annual Washington State Fallen Firefighter's Memorial Service. Those honored are: Assistant Chief Dean Crosswhite of Whatcom County Fire District 7; Firefighter/Parademic John Garner of Central Pierce Fire and Rescue; Firefighter Dan Patterson of the Spokane Valley Fire Department; Firefighter/Parademic Joe Kilian of Clark County Fire District 6; Firefighter Matt Runte of the Seattle Fire Department; Assistant Chief Larry Spohn of South Pierce Fire and Rescue; and Firefighter Michele J.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2023 6:35:12 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Sourdough Fire has now grown to 1,710 acres, while still sitting at 0% containment. More than 300 firefighters continue to coordinate and implement containment efforts while focusing on slowing the spread of the fire and protecting public safety. Currently, no damns, transmission lines, power houses, or other critical infrastructure is threatened, but the fire did get close to the small town of Diablo, but thankfully shifted away from the area.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2023 1:17:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle