Firefighters are warning people to be cautious when driving on roads and highways after a brush fire was started near Sunnyside. Firefighters responded to five brush fires along highway I-82. The right lane on the highway was closed off for several hours but it's now open. Yakima County Fire District 5 Captain Bryan Bauer says, they don’t know what started the fires but they believe it could’ve been someone driving by.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 11:32:23 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

A teenager who started a huge wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge in Oregon could owe more in restitution that he will earn in a lifetime. Eleven requests for restitution totaling almost $37 million have been submitted to a court. That covers the costs of firefighting, repair and restoration to the gorge and damage to homes.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 10:14:37 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Arson fires are on the rise here in Yakima, the fire department noticing all of them happening within a close range to each other. "November 1st to today, in a certain area in our city, we have seen an increase of over 20 fires which is not normal for there," said Public Information Officer for the Yakima Fire Department, Jeff Pfaff.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 6:36:32 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima