Firefighters in Asotin responded to a house fire on the 200 block of Adams Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday evening. Black smoke was coming from the front door when crews arrived. Crews quickly got the flames under control in about 5 minutes. They say it appears a battery charger may have sparked the fire in the basement of the three-story home.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 4:51:01 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

Nearly three weeks after lightning sparked dry terrain in Kittitas County, the Jolly Mountain Fire remains zero percent contained. About 400 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has burned an estimated 10,532 acres as of Thursday night. The fire is 11 miles northwest of Cle Elum. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued to about 154 homeowners.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 3:56:11 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

The Uno Peak Fire burning in timber and rugged terrain 15 miles northwest of Manson has grown to 400 acres, according to a press release from the U.S. Forest Service. The fire was reported at 8:18 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Central Washington Interagency Communications Center. It’s currently at zero percent containment.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 3:26:35 AM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

The Pismo Beach man who was killed Thursday morning in a collision on Highway 41 in Kings County was a Santa Maria-based U.S. Forest Service battalion chief. Gary Helming, 47, sustained fatal injuries in the collision, which occurred south of Highway 33, according to the Kings County Coroner’s Office and the California Highway Patrol.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Luis Obispo County Tribune

A frantic mother rang the doorbell of the Orlando Fire Department’s Station One about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Her 26-day-old son was cradled in her arms, lifeless and blue after he’d stopped breathing moments before, OFD Lt. Tim Capps said. A firefighter took the baby from his mother, rushing him through the fire department’s largest station at 78 West Central Blvd.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel