Firefighters are at the scene of a large house fire here Wednesday and must shuttle water in to fight it. The area, in the 4640 block of Southeast 171st Street, does not have hydrants. So crews are using water tenders. A large smoke column scene from interstate 90 in North Bend. The first 911 call came in at 3:17 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 3:55:49 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters responded to a fire in Kelso Tuesday evening after an 8-year-old lit a shed on fire by playing with a barbecue butane lighter, according to fire officials. The dispatch reported black smoke and flames were coming from the backyard on the 500 block of South Fourth Avenue, threatening structures nearby.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 2:22:24 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Nearly 20 firefighters conducted a controlled burn Wednesday at a Thurston County prairie to kill invasive weeds and restore native plants. The prescribed burn, a joint coordination between the Center for Natural Lands Management and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, was ignited at Mazama Meadows, a 134-acre Rochester flatland owned by CNLM.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 1:57:28 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

Hoyt firefighters were on their way to a parade in Holton on Wednesday when a tragic accident occurred. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports a Hoyt Firetruck was northbound on U.S. Highway 75, south of 174th Road just before 5:00 p.m. when it blew a tire, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway to the left and crossing the median.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNT-TV nbcTopeka

Sterling Nelson was still processing the chaotic moments Saturday that led to the death of his neighbor, and, if not for a valiant stand, would have left him without a home. “I was terrified,” said Nelson, reflecting Tuesday on the Sand fire’s fatal rampage through his neighborhood in the 26800 block of Iron Canyon Road.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: los angeles daily news