The Sequim Police Department is investigating an explosion that happened inside an apartment. Officers were called to West Cedar Street around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, they found a man who’d been injured by the blast.

The man was airlifted for immediate medical treatment. No one else was hurt, and the damage was contained to just the one unit. Due to the nature of this incident, the Sequim Police Department activated the Major Incident Response Team.

Detectives from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Port Angeles Police Department, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are assisting with the investigation. The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad responded as a precaution to make sure that the scene was safe. At this time, the incident appears to be isolated, and there is no known ongoing threat to the public.

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Multiple fire and police departments worked together to find and rescue a person who had gotten lost while walking along a river in Auburn. According to South King County fire officials, crews from Valley Regional Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a river rescue along Stuck River Drive in Auburn at around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Fire officials say the individual reported that they had gotten lost while walking in the woods along the river. Units from South King Fire and Rescue, Puget Sound Fire, Enumclaw Fire, King County Fire and Rescue, and the Auburn Police Department were also dispatched. An hour later, at around 9 p.m., the individual was found. Officials confirmed that they were brought out of the woods, and no injuries were reported.

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Neighbors across the Colville Tribes communities in Washington state knew Matilda Bob’s log home as the “rainbow house,” for its brightly painted exterior. Now it’s gone. Sparked by a lightning strike in mid-July, the Kaiser Canyon Fire destroyed Bob’s home and 42 other houses on the Colville Reservation, along with 100 outbuildings such as sheds and barns, tribal leaders said. “I couldn’t believe that it had happened,” said Bob. “It went so fast.”

Tribal leaders across Washington and Oregon told Stateline that this year’s record-breaking wildfires burned timber that they rely on for income, threatened food sources and waterways, and harmed the health of their communities. Power outages left families without food they’ve hunted or gathered and frozen.

Hotter, drier conditions driven by climate change already have made wildfires nationwide more frequent and intense, a trend that is expected to accelerate. Substandard housing and higher rates of acute and chronic underlying health conditions, including respiratory illnesses, make tribal communities more vulnerable during and after the fires.

“What typically used to be like a two-month fire season for us when I first started fighting fire about 25 years ago — now that’s at least three months and sometimes longer, depending on the year,” said Cody Desautel, executive director of the Colville Tribes, who is also a forester and wildland fire expert.

An especially warm winter also left Washington state with about half its usual snowpack, raising drought concerns and wildfire risks.

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VIDEO: Three people were rushed to the hospital in critical condition after they were pulled from a burning home in Port Orchard. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office shared video of its deputies running toward the house to rescue people. The fire happened Thursday afternoon on Fairview Boulevard Southwest.

When deputies arrived, a woman was unconscious in the doorway. Neighbors helped break down the door when they saw flames and learned that people were trapped inside. According to deputies, neighbors rescued a man, and South Kitsap Fire and Rescue pulled a third person out when they arrived.

One person was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The other two were rushed to a trauma center in Tacoma. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Kitsap County Fire Marshal.

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The American Red Cross is helping a Mountlake Terrace family find a place to stay after their kitchen caught on fire. It happened Saturday around 3 p.m. and displaced the family of three and their dog. Kitchen fires account for nearly half of all reported home fires each year, making them the leading cause of home fires,” according to South County Fire. The fire was quickly contained, but the smoke damage made it unsafe for the family to return.

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