The first day of the Cascadia Rising disaster simulation was a helpful exercise for Jefferson County first-responders but was not at all realistic. “We call this 'fairy dust,' ” said Bob Hamlin, Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management director. “There is no way we would be able to do all this on the first day.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

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Firefighters near Coles Corner made progress containing a 7.5-acre brush fire along U.S. Highway 2 on Wednesday. Officials said the fire that sparked early Wednesday morning posed no danger to homes. Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Mike Payne said his crews have been busy in the Coles Corner area with multiple wildfires in the only past two weeks.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2016 8:52:27 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Firefighters near Coles Corner made progress containing a 7.5-acre brush fire along U.S. Highway 2 on Wednesday. Officials said the fire that sparked early Wednesday morning posed no danger to homes. Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Mike Payne said his crews have been busy in the Coles Corner area with multiple wildfires in the only past two weeks.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2016 8:52:27 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

A fire in TImm Ranch in Okanogan County has spread to 500 acres. Emergency Management crews said the fire started after lightning sparked a brush fire in Okanogan County Wednesday afternoon. Officials said the 500 acre fire is burning in the Colville Reservation near Timm Ranch and Thunder Basin. Crews said the fire is burning in rugged land and there are no structures threatened.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2016 6:35:52 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2