A Coeur d'Alene firefighter's two-and-a-half-year-old son is in the fight of his life. Maddex McKeirnan has a form of cancer in the eye. Maddex's father Kellan grew up in Pomeroy, and knows the Garfield county firefighters well. Firefighters from across the Inland Northwest have come together in support of one of their very own.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLEW TV

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