A judge Thursday said he'd rule, possibly as early as Friday, on how much a Vancouver teenager should pay in restitution for sparking last year's massive fire in the Columbia River Gorge. The court received 11 requests for a total of $36, 631,687.10 -- an amount the 15-year-old defendant's lawyer called "absurd'' and "absolutely silly.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com

A 15-year-old boy’s leg was severed Wednesday evening when he was struck by a train in Washougal. Camas-Washougal Fire Department firefighter-paramedic Eric Bridges said officials weren’t sure what happened, but at some point while the boy was attempting to get from one side of the tracks near George Schmid Memorial Park to another, he was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2018 10:26:16 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

The pumper is a 2003 HME/Smeal with a 1,500-gpm pump and 1,000-gallon tank.

The pumper is a 2003 HME/Smeal with a 1,500-gpm pump and 1,000-gallon tank.

The Commissioner of Public Lands is expecting another big fire season ahead of us. With that said, it's good to know hundreds of firefighters are training for wildfires already. More than 400 firefighters are participating in the 10-day training Central Washington Inter-agency Fire Training Academy offers.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2018 6:23:41 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com