o talk about an increase in brush fires, the Seattle Fire Department scheduled a news conference Wednesday morning at Discovery Park. It got off to a late start, however — because of a brush fire in Discovery Park. With a burning example just down the street, Seattle fire officials said 225 brush fires have been reported in Seattle from June 1 through July 21, a 178 percent increase from the same time last year.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2015 8:46:05 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

n a little over an hour, firefighters through out Yakima were sent to three different fires, stretching their resources thin. The first fire was called out around 2:30 to the 900 Block of Conestoga Boulevard for a house on fire. Then moments later a call came in to the area of Pecks Canyon Road and Scenic Drive.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2015 7:35:23 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Hot and dry conditions this summer are keeping firefighters across Washington state busy fighting brush fires and wildfires. The flames cost time, manpower and resources. Dry grass is the kind of thing keeping crews busy along highways, in fields and yards. Firefighters say the answer isn't complicated -- we need rain.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2015 10:20:06 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News

In a field on the outskirts of Spokane, Wash., Peter Goldmark points across to a charred, rocky hillside where the Little Spokane fire burned dangerously close to the city limits earlier this month. He says the wildfire was relatively small but had huge potential for destruction. Like many Western cities, greater Spokane has been home to rapid growth in recent years, and the forests surrounding the footprint of the Little Spokane blaze are cluttered with subdivisions, shopping centers and golf courses.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2015 5:57:13 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Public Radio

Patients in Samaritan Healthcare may see a different ambulance when they travel between hospitals. The Moses Lake City Council approved an agreement with the firefighters union to temporarily stop transporting non-emergency patients from Samaritan Healthcare. Interim City Manager Gilbert Alvarado said the agreement is contingent on American Medical Response (AMR) handling the transportation from the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 7/22/2015 3:11:47 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne