A strike team of firefighters from Tri-Cities and Walla Walla has arrived in southern California to battle a massive wildfire in Sonoma County. Benton County Fire District 1 says local firefighters have been assigned to the Kincade Fire, which has burned more than 76,000 acres in less than a week. The firefighters will be helping with mop up and building protection on the south and southeast ends of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 5:44:07 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

One person was found dead after an RV caught fire in Everett Wednesday morning. A person driving along the U.S. 2 trestle spotted flames along Riverside Avenue and called 911 to report a possible illegal burn, according to Heather Chadwick with Snohomish County Fire District 7. As firefighters were heading there, a second call came in reporting a house fire in the 5300 block of the avenue.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A gutsy Good Samaritan who just happened to be passing by rescued an elderly woman from her home as it erupted in flames Wednesday morning in Silverdale, fire officials said. The drama unfolded at around 7:15 a.m. as a man who was taking his son to school spotted flames and smoke coming from the woman's home in the 10000 block of Frontier Place NW, said Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue spokesperson Ileana LiMarzi.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Several local firefighters who were heading south to help fight wildfires burning in California have been told to hold off. The Spokane Fire Department initially authorized three Type 5/6 engines, a strike-team leader and additional firefighters to staff a two-week mission. Nearly 200,000 people in Northern California are under evacuation orders as crews work to contain the Kincaid Fire in Sonoma County.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 6:40:58 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Clallam County Fire District 3 has announced that Stephanie (Gates) Anderson was promoted to career lieutenant at a ceremony Sept. 25 at Station 34. According to a press release, the selection process involves written exams, oral interviews and mock incidents. Anderson was sworn in by Chief Ben Andrews and had her new rank insignia pinned on by her husband, Travis Anderson, and her parents, Penny and Curt Gates.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 1:02:33 PM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette - Metered Site