The first day of the Cascadia Rising disaster simulation was a helpful exercise for Jefferson County first-responders but was not at all realistic. “We call this 'fairy dust,' ” said Bob Hamlin, Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management director. “There is no way we would be able to do all this on the first day.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

Newly-released recordings show hydrants were in short supply as crews battled a huge recycling plant fire on E. Marine View Drive. Equally troubling, some firefighters thought new dispatching software might have made the problem worse. As flames roared into the sky surrounding the huge fire at the recycling plant, neighbors worried about the burning embers floating down precariously close to their roofs.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news

The first day of the Cascadia Rising disaster simulation was a helpful exercise for Jefferson County first-responders but was not at all realistic. “We call this 'fairy dust,' ” said Bob Hamlin, Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management director. “There is no way we would be able to do all this on the first day.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: peninsula daily news

Eagle Mountain (TX) Fire Department, tanker-pumper. Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 500-hp engine; Waterous CSX 1,250-gpm pump.

Firefighters near Coles Corner made progress containing a 7.5-acre brush fire along U.S. Highway 2 on Wednesday. Officials said the fire that sparked early Wednesday morning posed no danger to homes. Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Mike Payne said his crews have been busy in the Coles Corner area with multiple wildfires in the only past two weeks.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2016 8:52:27 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13