Local firefighters are mourning the loss of a local hero. Firefighter Chris Daniels was on duty at the Pine Level Fire Department Monday morning when he collapsed and died. Daniels was a full-time firefighter, serving as Engineer/Acting Captain with the Smithfield Fire Department. Daniels, 40, of Selma, worked part-time with the Pine Level, Thanksgiving and Selma Fire Departments.
- PUB DATE: 8/18/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the johnston county reporter

A whole fire crew fighting the Carpenter Road fire near Fruitland in Stevens County on Monday is all volunteers and they are looking for help. "They are really getting tired and we are doing our best to order in new resources," said volunteer firefighter Jay Esperance. Crews said they are seeing people come in to become a volunteers.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 9:42:58 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

More than 2,600 firefighters and support personnel are out fighting large fires in Washington state and 200 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will join the fight. The soldiers will begin training on Wednesday and will be deployed to an as-yet undetermined wildfire on Sunday. "We are committed to continuing to do everything we can to provide the firefighters, aircraft, engines, and other wildfire suppression assets that Incident Commanders need to protect lives, property, and valuable natural and cultural resources to suppress the most challenging wildfires we've experienced in several years," said Aitor Bidaburu, Chair of National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 8:44:09 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

Another lightning-sparked wildfire has been located in the Olympic Mountains, raising the total number of Peninsula fires to six this summer. The latest, the LaCrosse Fire, is located about 12 miles west of the Duckabush trailhead in East Jefferson County and was identified by aircraft Sunday near the LaCrosse Pass trail, said Celeste Prescott, spokeswoman for the Paradise Fire management team.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2015 7:43:39 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News