The federal Bureau of Land Management’s recent agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation and local fire districts has already paid off this fire season. The USBR turned over 200,000 acres to the BLM to manage. With Grand Coulee’s fire district already on board with the agreement, Electric City has joined up as well.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2018 1:00:32 PM - SOURCE: Grand Coulee Star

When a major fire breaks out, it’s not uncommon to see engines, ladder trucks and a command vehicle on the scene. But there’s another unit that goes as well. It carries no pumps or hoses, and its crew members don’t go into burning buildings. They’re called rehabilitation units, and they provide both a mandated and a vital service for firefighters — giving them respite from the heat and weather, fluids and energy snacks, and medical evaluations before going back into the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2018 12:24:55 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

The third time was the charm for proponents of a property tax levy to fund emergency medical services in Lewis County Fire District 5. The measure, which adds 49 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to property taxes in the fire district that includes Napavine, officially passed muster Tuesday when Lewis County certified the vote count of the Aug.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2018 10:44:21 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The city of Yakima has agreed to pay Pacific Power for damage related to a Wenas Valley fire blamed on city SWAT team members more than a year ago. As part of the settlement, the city denies any liability for the fire. "It is expressly agreed that liability for all such claims is denied by entities released as is any fault to the matters described," the settlement says.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2018 9:52:17 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic