Clark County Fire & Rescue (CCFR) Chief John Nohr will hold virtual town hall meetings to discuss the upcoming vote on the City of Woodland annexing into the fire district. The meetings will take place at 7 p.m. on Tue., June 9; Tue., June 23; Tue., July 7 and Tue., July 21 utilizing Zoom. The contract to provide fire suppression and emergency medical services to the citizens of Woodland has been in place since 2013.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today

With the Pacific Northwest heading into what is predicted to be a severe wildfire season, Sen. Maria Cantwell asked for answers about preparedness efforts. According to a release from Cantwell's office, during a Tuesday hearing she asked a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources about how new technologies can be implemented to better help firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2020 12:57:10 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A fire that damaged the historic brick brewhouse on the Deschutes River below Tumwater Falls Saturday night appears to have been intentionally set, a city official said Sunday. There’s no power to the building, spokeswoman Ann Cook said, which rules out an electrical fire. Investigators are looking into the cause and origins of the fire, searching for chemicals used to accelerate the fire and burn patterns.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Olympian

A family dog was exposed to smoke but rescued by first responders from a garage fire Sunday in Woodland. Clark County Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at 7:19 p.m. to a report of a fire at 169 Marty Loop. The first crew, from the Woodland station, arrived at the house in six minutes, according to a news release from the fire agency.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 11:36:56 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

All hands were on deck for the 200 to 250 acre brush fire south of Rock Island Sunday evening as Chelan, Douglas and Grant County fire district crews, the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service worked against extremely windy conditions. According to Douglas County Fire District 2 Captain Seth Ellis, crews were dispatched to the fire just before 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2020 10:44:04 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560