The Yakima Health District (YHD) suspended the Caton Limited Purpose Landfill’s permit on December 12 a series of fires, according to a press release from YHD. A fire in early December was the second in two months, following prior issues with “fire events.” A fire at the landfill, at 1500 Naches Wenas Road, was reported to YHD and the Washington State Department of Ecology on November 2.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 RIchland

VIDEO: A two-vehicle crash pushed a truck into a house in Spokane Valley Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at E. Valleyway Ave. and N. Bowdish Road around 5 p.m. The Spokane Valley Fire Department explained a car ran a stop sign, and knocked the Chevy Truck into the home. “Two loud bangs, first the car, then the house, it’s just like, you know it’s happened before, so it wasn’t too much of a shock,” said David Schweiter, a neighbor who lives across the street.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Longview police arrested Isaiah Joseph Robertson, a 22-year-old Kelso resident, Thursday for allegedly attempting to burn down a house with a lit torch while people were still inside, according to court documents. At roughly 5:35 p.m., Thursday police responded to a home on the 200 block of 20th Avenue in the Highlands neighborhood of Longview over an emergency call regarding an unwanted visitor.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 6:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Daily News

One person was injured in a vehicle collision near 16th Avenue South in Federal Way on Monday morning. South King Fire and Rescue crews responded to the collision in the 34500 block of 16th Avenue South around 7:22 a.m. on Dec. 12. The department tweeted that one person was trapped with critical injuries.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2022 11:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror

On November 21, Badin (NC) Volunteer Fire Department took delivery of a new 2022 Pierce Saber Custom Fire Engine, the department announced on its Facebook page.

“This truck was designed from the ground up over a two-year process to better serve our members and community. The color scheme was chosen to be similar to our original 1937 Ford Fire Engine, which is silver in color. We will be training with it and placing equipment on it with anticipation to have it in service before the first of the year. We encourage anyone and everyone to come by and see it!”