He’s been called the master of fire dispatching for the Eastside due to his knack for anticipating firefighter needs while under the pressures of a quick-burning blaze. Dave Stuby’s 33 years in emergency dispatching may have something to do with it. But it was also his dedication. Early on in his dispatching career, a new truck in Woodinville caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Issaquah Reporter

When the Aberdeen Museum of History burned down in June 2018, a team from the Washington State Archives played a crucial role in rushing to rescue and restore thousands of historic artifacts, historical documents and photographs from the basement archives before water and soot damage destroyed them. To recognize the effort by the State Archives and Washington State Library to preserve Grays Harbor history, the Washington State Historical Society will present both groups one of its seven annual awards — the David Douglas Award, recognizing contributions to inform or expand appreciation of Washington State History.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily World

Federal agents and the Pierce County Fire Marshal are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out early Tuesday outside a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Puyallup. The Jason Chudy of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said there are indications the blaze may be linked to a series of previous arsons last year at Kingdom Hall churches in Thurston County.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2019 11:24:36 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Williams Flats Fire has reached the 50-percent mark for containment and sits at 45,359 acres, while multiple evacuation notices have been reduced. Previously under Level 3 evacuations, the following areas are now under Level 1 evacuations: Areas south of Four Corners, On or near the shoreline of Lake Roosevelt along the Ninemile-Hellgate Road.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2019 9:53:10 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A two-bedroom home near Moses Lake apparently became a casualty of Saturday night’s severe lightning storm in north central Washington. Grant County Fire District 5 Chief Dan Smith says his crews were dispatched to the home in the 5500 block of Road 3 in Mae Valley at around 9:30 p.m. When crews arrived, Smith says 80%-90% of the home was consumed by fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2019 4:40:30 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne