The fire, which is now burning about a quarter of a mile from the Nile and about a mile from Highway 410 grew is a whopping 56,422 acres with no containment.
Yakima Police has created the SafeCam program which allows business owners, tenants and homeowners the opportunity to register their personal security cameras with the Yakima Police Department.
The new firefighters were recently hired by the state as part of the Legislature’s 2019 investment to support the Department of Natural Resources’ forest health and wildland fire prevention strategic plans.
The Yakima Fire Department installs smoke alarms free of charge in homes of residents who can't physically or financially do so for themselves. Call the department for more information at 575-6060.