A Washington firefighter returned home from a three-week stretch of battling fires to learn his dog had been adopted by another family. William Jones of Battle Ground had owned his dog Hunter for about a year. During that time they went on hunts and hikes, and Hunter would even hang out at the fire station.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wishtv.com

There's no official marker. No sign, no banner, no post in the ground. Instead, it requires wandering off of Highway 20, driving 10 minutes west, and turning down a winding dirt road. The path bends and curves as it snakes its way up into the hillside. There are signs telling people to turn away. Jennifer Zbyszewski understands that.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 10:36:48 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Columbus (OH) Division of Fire, SPH 100 aerial platform. Sutphen 73-inch extended cab with flat roof; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; stainless steel body.

Firefighters are sending out a message for everyone to do what they can in their homes to prevent fires after a house fire Thursday morning. It happened just after 9 a.m. in the 1000 block of South First Avenue. Firefighters say the fire started on the back patio and reached a nearby motor home. A man was safely rescued by fire crews.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 9:34:05 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

A woman had to be rescued from Nasty Creek earlier this morning. The woman was traveling on Nasty Creek Road off of North Fork Road earlier today when she veered off the side of the road and ended up in the nearby creek. A witness saw the car stuck in the creek and called West Valley Fire Department, who arrived in about twenty minutes.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2016 8:52:33 PM - SOURCE: kndu