Fire season is getting underway and Sunday, multiple fire departments teamed up to get a handle on a large grass fire along the Yakima River in Wapato. The fire stated around 2:30 Sunday afternoon and multiple callers reported it was spreading quickly near Parker Bridge Road. When Yakima Fire Department District 5 arrived, they quickly upgraded the fire to a second alarm.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Eastside Fire & Rescue crews responded to a large house fire in the 3500 block of 207th Avenue Southeast in Sammamish Sunday afternoon. The Redmond and Bellevue fire departments also assisted in the response. EF&R first tweeted about the fire just after 1:30 p.m. As of 2 p.m., firefighters were fighting the flames defensively.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2023 8:10:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Thirty families have been impacted after a two-alarm apartment fire in Lynnwood on Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out at the Bristol Square Apartments, in the 15700 block of 44th Avenue West, at 3:30 p.m. Four units were damaged after an active fire in the attic and roof. One unit was damaged from the fire and three units were damaged by water, according to firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2023 2:40:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

As firefighters walk through part of the Central Cascade Forest near Cle Elum, their drip-torches are lit and dropping fuel on a patch of earth. Fire begins to burn, though it’s not spreading quickly. It’s Thursday afternoon, and the firefighters are attempting to spread fire – a process known as a prescribed burn.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 2:25:38 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

One worker has died after firefighters battled a massive, five-alarm blaze that broke out Thursday morning at a construction site in Charlotte, North Carolina. The deceased worker was identified as Demonte Smith. His father confirmed his death. A second worker remains missing. The fire captain told CBS News that on Thursday night, structural engineers deemed it unsafe for heavy machinery to operate overnight, so search and rescue efforts were paused until morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News