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

A 73-acre fire in the Boise foothills started around 1:30 p.m. on July 22 after a mountain biker stopped to poop in a ravine, then lit his toilet paper on fire to dispose of it. According to the Bureau of Land Management, the biker thought he was doing the responsible thing by getting rid of the toilet paper, but an ember from the toilet paper quickly lead to the fire growing out of control.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: boise weekly

This Fourth of July, 87-year-old Edna Mitchell was tending the dessert table at the Liberty Fire Department’s annual chicken barbecue when the police scanner sputtered to life. A woman was having a medical problem and required assistance. Mitchell sprang into action, leaving her famous mincemeat cake behind as she headed over to the garage where the Liberty Ambulance vehicle is kept.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bangor daily news