Officials battling the Yale Fire have provided an evacuation map on Tuesday to better provide clarity on which people need to leave and which need to be ready. The Yale Fire is still under Level 3 evacuations for certain parts, which is highlighted below. The Yale Fire was sparked by power lines that were taken down by a tree.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: nwcn

Four minutes. That could mean the difference between life and death. When Kennewick city officials were considering spending $4.7 million to build and equip a fifth fire station, they talked a lot about getting more quickly to fires and medical emergencies. The last fire station in Kennewick was built 20 years ago.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 10:30:57 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

Fire crews have nearly fully contained the fire that started along Tule Road and U.S 97 Sunday. "We saw this one start creeping down you know turned around...and the wind shifted coming towards us," said Rick and Suzy Gwinn. The Gwinns have only been living in their home for about a year and Sunday night's fire that started near Tule Road and U.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 5:35:38 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Dozens of families are still not allowed in their homes following one of the Spokane Complex Fires burning near Valleyford. The fire was sparked when wind knocked over a tree that knocked over a power line on Sunday, fire officials said. That flame has quickly grown to 3,000 acres. Farmers in the area had to work fast after crops started to catch on fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2016 4:45:23 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2