With temperatures surpassing 90 degrees and wind gusts exceeding 40 mph, Benton County firefighters were put to the test Tuesday, June 13 as three wildland fires continue to burn across Benton County. The Yakitat fire, the largest of the three Tri-Cities fires located in southwest Benton City, has grown to more than 7,000 acres in size according to officials from Benton County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS News Yakima

The Hat Rock fire that started in Oregon moved into Washington around 8 p.m. on June 13 is now contained in Walla Walla County. Crews continue to fight the fire in Oregon. State Fire resources were mobilized to fight the fire near Touchet around 10:15 p.m. according to the state Fire Marshal's Office.
- PUB DATE: 6/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

Longtime Snoqualmie Fire Chief Mark Correira announced June 12 that he is leaving the city later this month. His last day will be June 29. Correira took the fire chief job in Snoqualmie back in 2014, following almost 16 years as the assistant chief for Snohomish County Fire District #1. He also briefly served as Snoqualmie’s interim city administrator for nine months in 2021.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 10:28:00 AM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record - Metered Site

PHOTOS: One hundred firefighters battled a fire at a vacant warehouse in Louisville's Smoketown neighborhood. Heavy black smoke could be seen billowing into the sky when the fire was reported around 4:22 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South Jackson and East Caldwell streets. Louisville Fire Battalion Chief Maj.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDRB-TV FOX 41 Louisville

It happens after all the big fires — the Nashville Fire Department calls a news conference and gives tips on ways to prevent this from happening again. "Turning off that stove, not grilling within 10 feet of a home, or not grilling on that balcony patio," said Kendra Loney, Public Information Officer for NFD.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVF-TV CBS 5 Nashville