One person has died, and another was injured in what appears to be a construction accident in Thurston County. It happened at about 11 a.m. in the area of 16300 block of Vail Loop Rd. Southeast. Two employees digging a trench for a power line track became trapped when the trench collapsed, said Lt.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 7:49:15 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

More big changes are coming to Spokane County Fire District 3 in southwest Spokane County after the district annexed Medical Lake into its boundaries in August. The district has used paid command staff and volunteer firefighters in the past but recently announced it was taking applications for career firefighters and additional battalion chiefs.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 5:10:32 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Two people are dead after a house erupted in flames late Wednesday night. Yakima County Fire District Five arrived to the 9000 Block area of Larue Rd. outside of Toppenish around 8:00 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a house fire. Marshall Slight, Yakima County Corner, did confirm with an Action News Reporter on the scene that there were two deaths as a result of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 2:54:26 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

With a potential winter storm coming this weekend many are just starting to prepare for major snow, but fire and emergency officials have been preparing since October and November. "We have full size iron chains for the drivers, the vehicles have studded tires to help us get around," said Chief Lonnie Click of Benton County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 7:38:37 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Firefighters from across the Tri-Cities are raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ahead of the Seattle Stairclimb. The Pasco Fire Department has teamed up with other departments and districts to collect funds for the cause. For many of them, they have a personal stake in the charity. “It means we’re helping someone,” said Ty Schoenwald, a Pasco firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 5:42:04 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews