A Benton Fire District 1 support vehicle was heavily damaged Sunday when it was hit by an SUV while on its way to a collision scene, authorities said. Battalion Chief Donald J. Taylor was driving the truck, a 1999 Ford F250, which was marked and had its siren on and lights flashing, authorities said.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2016 5:31:29 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue Chief John Sinclair was installed Aug. 18 as president and chairman of the board of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), pledging to “shine a light” on several important challenges facing the fire and emergency service, according to a news release from the association.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2016 1:47:42 AM - SOURCE: Ellensburg Daily Record

Firefighters this week spotted an unwelcome object in the sky above the Deep North fire: a remote-controlled drone. The camera-equipped hobby aircraft was apparently zipping through the smoke to capture images of the wildfire, which has burned nearly 600 acres of wooded terrain in northern Stevens County.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2016 11:57:12 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review