News Talk KIT » firefighters http://newstalkkit.com Wed, 22 May 2013 01:19:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Two Men Escape Abandoned House Fire http://newstalkkit.com/2-men-escape-abandoned-house-fire-being-treated-for-smoke-inhalation/ http://newstalkkit.com/2-men-escape-abandoned-house-fire-being-treated-for-smoke-inhalation/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:04:59 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=208119 Two men injured in a house fire Friday in Yakima were treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle over the weekend. Both were being treated for smoke inhalation. The two were among four people who were inside the abandoned home on the 400 block of North Fifth Avenue when the fire started Friday morning

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/2-men-escape-abandoned-house-fire-being-treated-for-smoke-inhalation/feed/ 0 kima Elderly Mabton Couple Severely Burned in House Fire http://newstalkkit.com/elderly-mabton-couple-severely-burned-in-house-fire/ http://newstalkkit.com/elderly-mabton-couple-severely-burned-in-house-fire/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:51:22 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=200421 An elderly couple from Mabton was severely burned and taken to a Seattle hospital Tuesday morning after a fire destroyed their home. Investigators say the woman sustained burns over 60% of her body

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/elderly-mabton-couple-severely-burned-in-house-fire/feed/ 0 flickr Landlords Must Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors by Jan. 1st http://newstalkkit.com/landlords-must-install-carbon-monoxide-detectors-by-january-1st/ http://newstalkkit.com/landlords-must-install-carbon-monoxide-detectors-by-january-1st/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:13:06 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=187549 Effective Jan. 1st, state law says landlords must install carbon monoxide detectors on their properties. Homes built after 2009, already have them. They were not required before that. Firefighters wish there were a requirement for every home

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/landlords-must-install-carbon-monoxide-detectors-by-january-1st/feed/ 0 getty images Naches Campground Saved From Wildfire http://newstalkkit.com/naches-campground-saved-from-wildfire/ http://newstalkkit.com/naches-campground-saved-from-wildfire/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:35:45 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=179939 A campground outside Naches became the latest bulls-eye of a fast-moving wildfire Monday morning. Crews managed to save the Wonderland campground. No one was hurt thanks to a quick response by firefighters

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/naches-campground-saved-from-wildfire/feed/ 0 kit Two Off-Duty Firefighters Killed in Jeep Crash http://newstalkkit.com/two-off-duty-firefighters-killed-in-jeep-crash/ http://newstalkkit.com/two-off-duty-firefighters-killed-in-jeep-crash/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:41:05 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=179665 Two young off duty firefighters were killed in a jeep crash last week and family and friends are mourning their losses today. State Patrol troopers say the jeep driven by 20 year old Samual Amaral was found down a steep ravine in the Ahtanum creek area

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/two-off-duty-firefighters-killed-in-jeep-crash/feed/ 0 kit Firefighter Hoping for Two Wildfires to Become One http://newstalkkit.com/firefighter-hoping-for-two-wildfires-to-become-one/ http://newstalkkit.com/firefighter-hoping-for-two-wildfires-to-become-one/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:09:14 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=178326 Concerns the massive wildfire near Cle Elum would merge into a 'monster fire' may come true, and fire crews say that would be beneficial in helping to battle the fires. Joe Anderson, Table Mountain Fire Team Spokesperson

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/firefighter-hoping-for-two-wildfires-to-become-one/feed/ 0 Fire Damage Harrah City Hall http://newstalkkit.com/fire-damage-harrah-city-hall/ http://newstalkkit.com/fire-damage-harrah-city-hall/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:07:13 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=178017 It's dry in the Yakima valley. Firefighters know anything could spark a large grass, brush and or tree fire. Officials in Harrah this morning are assessing damage to Harrah city hall after a fire burned a storage shed and some shrubs in a city park

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/fire-damage-harrah-city-hall/feed/ 0 kit It's Been an Very Intense and Unusual Fire Season This Year http://newstalkkit.com/its-been-an-very-intense-and-unusual-fire-season-this-year/ http://newstalkkit.com/its-been-an-very-intense-and-unusual-fire-season-this-year/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:29:52 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=177264 This fire season has turned out be intense and unusual. More than 56,000 acres are burning throughout the state. Firefighters and neighbors KIMA Action News talked to said they've never seen a fir

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/its-been-an-very-intense-and-unusual-fire-season-this-year/feed/ 0 kima Firefighters Busy Containing Northwest Wildfires http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/ http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:40:25 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=175208 YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that burned across a square mile near Ellensburg.

The fire was reported at about midnight Wednesday and blackened an estimated 700 acres before firefighters contained it Thursday

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-busy-containing-northwest-wildfires/feed/ 0 Busy Labor Day Weekend For Firefighters http://newstalkkit.com/busy-labor-day-weekend-for-firefighters/ http://newstalkkit.com/busy-labor-day-weekend-for-firefighters/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:20:15 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=174415 The drama started Friday night.  A 7 hundred acre fire on the Ahtanum ridge that attracted a lot of attention both in terms of firefighters and onlookers.  The blaze could be seen from throughout the Yakima area

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/busy-labor-day-weekend-for-firefighters/feed/ 0 getty images Taylor Bridge Fire Fully Contained http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-fully-contained/ http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-fully-contained/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:45:32 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=172759 AP-Firefighting officials say a stubborn wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in central Washington has been completely contained after a two-week fight.

Spokesmen for the Taylor Bridge Fire announced full containment Tuesday evening

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-fully-contained/feed/ 0 Containment Date of Taylor Bridge Fire Pushed Back http://newstalkkit.com/containment-date-of-taylor-bridge-fire-pushed-back/ http://newstalkkit.com/containment-date-of-taylor-bridge-fire-pushed-back/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:00:55 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=171269 It's a tough fight with the Taylor Bridge fire and it's not yet under control. Firefighters were hoping that would happen today. But that target date for full containment has now been pushed back to August 29 that's next Wednesday

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/containment-date-of-taylor-bridge-fire-pushed-back/feed/ 0 kima Taylor Bridge Fire Nearly Full Containment http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-nearly-full-containment/ http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-nearly-full-containment/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:30:36 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=170162 Washington (AP) Fire crews have reached 57 percent containment on a central Washington wildfire that has burned dozens of homes.

The Taylor Bridge fire east of Cle Elum, Wash., has burned across more than 36 square miles or 23,000 acres of grass, sagebrush and timber

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/taylor-bridge-fire-nearly-full-containment/feed/ 0 kima tv It's a Red Flag Warning for This Weekend at Taylor Bridge Fire http://newstalkkit.com/its-a-red-flag-warning-for-this-weekend-at-taylor-bridge-fire/ http://newstalkkit.com/its-a-red-flag-warning-for-this-weekend-at-taylor-bridge-fire/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:40:01 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=169078 The Taylor Bridge fire is still burning today.  But some progress was made on Thursday.  Firefighters now say the blaze is about 33 percent contained.  They're hoping to keep it contained today despite tough weather conditions

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/its-a-red-flag-warning-for-this-weekend-at-taylor-bridge-fire/feed/ 0 Firefighters Battles on the Cle Elum's Taylor Bridge Wildfire http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-battles-on-the-cle-elums-taylor-bridge-wildfire/ http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-battles-on-the-cle-elums-taylor-bridge-wildfire/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:12:09 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=168380 Firefighters continue to battle the Taylor Bridge fire burned across more than 40 square miles and now at 10 percent containment. Investigators are confident that it started a bridge construction site on Taylor Road in Cle Elum

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/firefighters-battles-on-the-cle-elums-taylor-bridge-wildfire/feed/ 0 kima 30 Acre Brush Fire West of Yakima Keeps Firefighters Busy http://newstalkkit.com/30-acre-brush-fire-west-of-yakima-keep-firefighters-busy/ http://newstalkkit.com/30-acre-brush-fire-west-of-yakima-keep-firefighters-busy/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:45:31 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=154859 A West Valley brush fire that started Thursday afternoon on Cottonwood Canyon Road was doused by firefighters, but the 30 to 40 acre fire spread quickly up the hillside anyway due to the dry sage fuel and wind conditions

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/30-acre-brush-fire-west-of-yakima-keep-firefighters-busy/feed/ 0 kima Another Brush Fire Burns 20 acres and Threatens Home http://newstalkkit.com/another-brush-fire-burns-20-acres-and-threatens-home/ http://newstalkkit.com/another-brush-fire-burns-20-acres-and-threatens-home/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:35:36 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=152113 Firefighters battled flames in a brush fire near Cowiche Wednesday afternoon that burned about 20 acres near Sunset Way and Cowiche Mill Road.  At least one home was threatened by the blaze. The fire burned through sagebrush for several hours before it was contained

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/another-brush-fire-burns-20-acres-and-threatens-home/feed/ 0 kima Hot and Dry Weather Ideal for Wildfires http://newstalkkit.com/dry-and-hot-weather-prime-for-wildfires/ http://newstalkkit.com/dry-and-hot-weather-prime-for-wildfires/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:00:49 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=146967 Firefighters were busy yesterday and this morning with a large wildfire that burned brush and grass between Othello and Royal City. Fire officials say the blaze started along highway 26. No structures were threatened, and there's still no word on what caused the fire

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/dry-and-hot-weather-prime-for-wildfires/feed/ 0 kit Gleed House Fire Takes Life of Elderly Woman http://newstalkkit.com/gleed-house-fire-takes-life-of-elderly-woman/ http://newstalkkit.com/gleed-house-fire-takes-life-of-elderly-woman/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:45:49 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=145614 A fire in Gleed on Friday night took the life of an elderly woman. Gleed Fire Chief James Kohl says the fire was reported at about 11 o'clock Friday night and when they arrived flames had engulfed a part of the home in the 1400 block of Old Naches Highway

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