Posted: Aug 10, 2015
A fire truck was involved in a rollover accident while responding to a brush fire in rural Douglas County on Friday evening.
Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal said the brush truck, a Ford F550, went off the road, struck a boulder and then rolled completely over. Two firefighters inside suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 8/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firerescue1
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Posted: Aug 9, 2015
Benton County Fire District 4’s calls for service are on the rise, putting a strain on the use of the agencies resources, especially their personnel. KEPR went to the station to see how new funding may potentially change the lives of those working at the West Richland Stations.
“We're waiting for that 911 call so when it comes in here were ready to go,” said Benton County Fire District 4 Captain Ed Dunbar.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2015 7:42:09 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19
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Posted: Aug 9, 2015
The Wolverine Fire near Lake Chelan has grown to more than 28,000 acres. Fire officials say it is 20 percent contained.
More than 500 firefighters are working the fire.
People gathered at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church in Seattle on Saturday to pray for a small village that fire officials on Sunday said was just two miles from the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2015 2:50:37 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5
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Posted: Aug 9, 2015
A Washington State Ferry rescued three men Saturday night when their boat began taking on water and the engine quit.
Mukilteo Fire Department firefighters and a unit from Snohomish County Fire District responded to a reported boat sinking with three persons on board about a half mile from the shoreline and south of Mukilteo Lighthouse Park on Saturday night just before 9:30.
- PUB DATE: 8/9/2015 11:50:36 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News
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