Seattle firefighters became the victims of a break-in after thieves got into a fire truck and stole several pricy pieces of equipment outside Fred Meyer in Ballard. The theft happened in the middle of the day, around 11 a.m. Tuesday. According to the Seattle firefighters’ union, IAFF Local 27, multiple front-line rescue saws and a generator were taken from a fire truck parked near the Ballard Fred Meyer.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Evacuations were ordered due to a wildfire near the Skamania County town of Carson on Sunday afternoon, according to county dispatch. Skamania County Fire District 5 reported that it was responding along with North Bonneville Fire shortly after 4 p.m. to a fire near Bear Creek Road and Wind River Highway.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

Fire crews responded to a brush fire burning in Spokane Valley on Saturday afternoon. According to a spokesperson with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the fire burned about two acres in an area with grass and timber. The fire was located in the area of East Crescent Drive and 15th Avenue & Chapman Road in Greenacres.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2023 11:57:30 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

PHOTO: On Thursday, Clark County’s Fire District 6 unveiled its new fire engine at its Felida Station during an honorary “Push-In” ceremony. The engine’s construction was a two-year-long joint effort between La Gear Engineers, Pierce Manufacturing and members of District 6; it will primarily serve Lake Shore and Felida.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2023 1:18:41 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site

PHOTOS: Massive flames erupted in Brazoria County Thursday due to a chemical release in pipelines at an INEOS remote valve site, a spokesperson for the company said. The Brazoria County Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire emergency happened near FM 2917 and FM 2004. According to INEOS, ethylene and propylene gases were released.
- PUB DATE: 7/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston