Four children, believed to be ages 2 to 5, are dead after a fire that consumed the top floors of a condominium building in Osage Beach, Missouri late Tuesday. Osage Beach Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer tell KOLR10 News the fire was reported just before 11:30 p.m. at Compass Pointe Condominiums off Red Bud Road.
- PUB DATE: 8/5/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSFX/KOLR-TV FOX 27 Ozarks First

Two Snohomish County fire districts are talking about a merger. This time, it's a new pairing: District 3 in Monroe and District 7, with headquarters in Clearview. The two share a border along the Snohomish River and together would cover 115 square miles. “We have been working collaboratively together, looking at the finances and the efficiencies,” District 7 Fire Chief Gary Meek said.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 11:15:08 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A brush fire just west of Port Angeles High School burned about 2 acres early Tuesday morning near where Valley Creek forks off. The fire was reported at 5 a.m. in the thick woods and brush of the Valley Creek gorge near the southern end of South Cherry Street, said Port Angeles Fire Chief Ken Dubuc.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2015 7:41:21 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News