Local firefighters in training now have the skills to help put out flames that spread quickly over open fields. Something fire officials say is crucial, as the upcoming fire season quickly approaches. "It does take some arm power but you get used to it and it's a lot of fun," said Yakima County Fire District 5 volunteer Brenda Torres.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2016 8:01:25 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Local firefighters in training now have the skills to help put out flames that spread quickly over open fields. Something fire officials say is crucial, as the upcoming fire season quickly approaches. "It does take some arm power but you get used to it and it's a lot of fun," said Yakima County Fire District 5 volunteer Brenda Torres.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2016 8:01:25 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima

Rain and cooler weather is helping firefighters in Western Washington fight two wildfires in rough terrain. But fire officials say it will take a lot more than a gentle rain to put out the two fires burning in Snohomish County. A spokesman with an interagency fire team, Randy Shepard, says the fire burning on U.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2016 6:40:11 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Rain and cooler weather is helping firefighters in Western Washington fight two wildfires in rough terrain. But fire officials say it will take a lot more than a gentle rain to put out the two fires burning in Snohomish County. A spokesman with an interagency fire team, Randy Shepard, says the fire burning on U.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2016 6:40:11 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters used ropes and a harness on Thursday to rescue a blind, disabled Bernese Mountain dog who had wandered down a steep greenbelt. Rescuers from Federal Way Police's animal services division and South King Fire and Rescue found the dog 100 feet down a steep hillside. The dog, who weighed 100 pounds, was put in a harness and carried up a steep slope.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2016 4:35:53 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000