A levy lift to support Clark County Fire District 6, which has seen record-high call volumes in recent years, will go to the voters in November. The district commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to place a levy lid lift on the general election ballot, calling for the levy to be raised from $1.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2015 6:42:05 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

One man was severely burned when a fire broke out at a home in Beacon Hill Saturday afternoon. When firefighters arrived at the home in the 5500 block of 20th Ave. S. around 3:40 p.m. they found the flames were so intense they couldn't go inside the home. A man who had been in the home suffers from mental illness and police found him running a few blocks away, fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2015 9:20:19 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Surrounded by loved ones, a downtown Renton firefighter received the send-off of a lifetime from local fire departments and the community. Hundreds of people lined the streets on Sunday to catch a glimpse of Station 11's Donovan Eckhardt. Eckhardt was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, and while it was thought he had beat the disease, it recently came back - forcing Eckhardt to halt the job he loves and has received accolades for.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2015 12:35:22 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Crews expect to have the Colvin Creek Fire east of Woodland 100 percent contained by the end of the day, according to Washington Incident Management Team 5 spokeswoman Mary Bean. Crews had drawn a line completely around the fire fire, which has burned 129 acres on state land in the Colvin Creek drainage, and was 80 percent contained this morning, Bean said.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2015 10:59:16 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

A semi rig crash unleashed chaos on the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 early Friday, tying up traffic for miles, sparking a huge brush fire and triggering a massive emergency response. The drama unfolded at about 2:15 a.m. when the semi veered off the freeway near the Southcenter Mall exit. The rig crashed through the guardrail, plowed through thick trees and brush, then plunged down a steep, 40-foot embankment into a narrow ravine.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2015 7:37:04 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000