VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters got real-world training they hope never to have to use in one of Norfolk Southern’s railyards in East Point Tuesday afternoon. The training comes a little more than four months after a devastating derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, which displaced about 5,000 residents. "We can do better," said Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern, promising changes.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta

VIDEO: A fire tore through a large industrial building in the Salmon Creek area north of Vancouver late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning and destroyed at least seven businesses, according to a news release from Clark County Fire District 6. There were no reported injuries. Dispatch records show crews were initially called to a commercial fire at 14615 NE 13th Court at around 10:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland

The Yakima City Council has directed staff to look into doing a feasibility study to determine whether forming a Regional Fire Authority would help better fund the city's fire services in the long run. While the city's general fund is fine for this budget cycle, there's a projected shortfall of more than $7 million for 2025-26 and they're looking to make significant cuts now.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

PHOTO: Last Wednesday, volunteer firefighters responded to a second structure fire in Wahkiakum County in less than a week. The first was on May 28 on Altoona/Pillar Rock Road. The second fire, unrelated, was on Puget Island. According to Tom Merz, the incident commander for the event on Puget Island on May 31, crews were dispatched for a structure fire on South Welcome Slough at 8:36 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wahkiakum County Eagle

PHOTOS: Multiple agencies responded Tuesday night to a structure fire on James Island. According to Charleston County Dispatch, the fire was on the 1900 block of Wild Wing Lane. Witness photos and video showed flames engulfing a raised home, with the fire threatening to spread to nearby cars, homes, and trees.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBD-TV NBC 2 Charleston