The number of deadly crashes in Washington is up. Way up. State agency heads hope the figures will prompt new laws aimed at making roads safer. According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, between 2014 and 2015 the number of fatal crashes in Washington jumped 23 percent. “We’re going up in fatalities which is very distressing to me,” said Gov.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Beacon (NY) Fire Department, 105-foot aerial quint. Velocity cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

Firefighters are working to put out a second alarm fire east of Terrace Heights. According to Public Information Officer Rick Woodall, the fire is around 70 acres in size, but is currently contained. Woodall said no one was injured in the fire, but two properties were threatened. Units from several fires stations, including Highland, Yakima, West Valley, Selah Training Center and Naches Heights responded to the fire, Woodall said.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2016 3:17:03 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Firefighters are working to put out a second alarm fire east of Terrace Heights. According to Public Information Officer Rick Woodall, the fire is around 70 acres in size, but is currently contained. Woodall said no one was injured in the fire, but two properties were threatened. Units from several fires stations, including Highland, Yakima, West Valley, Selah Training Center and Naches Heights responded to the fire, Woodall said.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2016 3:17:03 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic