Hampered by a shortage of help, firefighters from across the Yakima Valley spent a long night battling two East Valley fires. A 1,000 acre fire off of Morris Lane southeast of Moxee started after a car got stuck and ignited the surrounding vegetation about 10 p.m., said East Valley Fire Department Lt.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 11:26:37 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

A fire in downtown Puyallup closed streets as firefighters responded Friday morning. Fire crews responding to another call stumbled upon the fire inside the Forum Pub & Grill in the historic area. Central Pierce Fire & Rescue said firefighters were called to a report of a carbon monoxide detector going off in the same block as the pub.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 7:08:29 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Dover Fire Chief Richard "Turkey" Mattison, who died on Wednesday, will be honored with a fireman's service on Monday evening and a fireman's procession on Tuesday morning. Mattison, who served in Dover's fire department for 43 years, was "just an all-around great guy," said Deputy Chief Bill Gilbert, who retains that title while now running the department.
- PUB DATE: 7/29/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger