The state Department of Natural Resources will burn about 2,580 acres in Central and Eastern Washington ahead of the summer season, aiming to prevent severe wildfires later.
The operations across eight sites could begin as soon as next week and will continue through spring and early summer. Burns may be postponed if weather and other conditions are not met.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered SIte
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VIDEO: The Selah Fire Department is taking fighting fires to new heights. A new firetruck will allow crews to attack flames from 78-feet in the air.
The city's first ever ladder truck has been built, tested, delivered and now, pushed in to mark the start of its service. It's a firefighter tradition from the 1800s, according to SFD Deputy Chief Scott Willis.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 7:37:00 AM - SOURCE: NonStop Local
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VIDEO: Clark County Fire District 6 is asking residents to spend a little more money to keep up with increased demand and improve service. It will ask voters to lift the lid on its current levy to keep the district on track.
Fire District 6 serves about 80,000 residents in parts of Clark County, north of Vancouver, including Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek, and Felida.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGW-TV NBC 8 Portland
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VIDEO: The HAMMER Federal Training Center hosted fire departments and decision-makers from across Washington state on Friday, March 22 for Fire Ops 101.
Fire Ops 101 offers elected officials a day of firefighter training to give perspective on how fire crews operate and the challenges they face on the job.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now
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PHOTOS: A 9-year-old boy on a bike survived after getting pinned under the rear axle of a school bus Tuesday morning in Vancouver, police said.
The boy was taken to a Portland hospital with non-life-threatening leg injuries, said Vancouver police spokesperson Kim Kapp. The Evergreen School District bus driver, whom police did not publicly identify, was not cited in the crash, police said.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian/Oregon Live
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A garage attached to a duplex at 2022 S Fawn Drive caught fire late at night on Monday and was extinguished with no injuries reported, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD).
The SVFD, along with the Spokane County Fire District 8, responded to the fire after receiving reports from multiple individuals, none of whom knew if the fire had spread to either of the duplex units.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 7:58:00 PM - SOURCE: NonStop Local
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Crews from the Seattle Fire Department are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a house in North Seattle early Monday morning.
According to social media posts from the Seattle Fire Department, firefighters responding to a report of a fire in the 8200 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast, near the Maple Leaf Reservoir, found a fire in the back of the house.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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A US Army Apache helicopter crashed in rural Thurston County Monday night.
According to information provided by officials with the US Army 7th Infantry Division, a helicopter and crew assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord had an “aviation mishap” during a routine training exercise in a military training area in Thurston County.
- PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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According to Mark Buskas, the Vice President of the Yakima Firefighters Association, firefighters received multiple calls at 5:15 a.m. this morning from drivers on I-82 about a fire at McGuire Park in Yakima.
Responders arrived to find the play structure fully consumed by flames and requested additional engines arrive to help extinguish the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 1:56:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now
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VIDEO/PHOTO: An attempt to evade police officers led a man to swing from an overhead cable for more than 45 minutes Saturday afternoon before dropping onto a strategically-stationed fire truck in downtown Vancouver, authorities say.
The man, who was not immediately identified, had been involved in an unspecified disturbance when he climbed onto the roof of the Little Conejo restaurant, 114 W.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Oregonian/Oregon Live
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