yakima fire department

He'll soon move from his office where he served as a deputy fire chief for the Yakima Fire Department.

The Yakima Fire Department tiller truck is an important tool for the department and I had a chance to drive the tiller recently. The tiller truck can reach an 8-9 story building meaning it's a big help at industrial fires, the closest aerial trucks of this size are in Ellensburg and the lower valley...

The position has been vacant since the retirement of former Chief Bob Stewart earlier this year.

Not only is the chief retiring but Deputy Fire Chief Mark Soptich will also retire February 16th.

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says moisture is not your friend when it comes to using a turkey fryer

Captain Jeff Pfaff, who is the Public Information Officer for the Yakima Fire Department, recently sent us this photo from their archives. It was not captioned or labeled but appears to be an organized baseball club from Yakima. Any ideas as to who, when and where...

A huge house fire broke out at a home just east of Bonnie Doon & 38th Avenues in Yakima this morning. The Yakima Fire Department dispatched 3 fire engines and an ambulance to the area while the Yakima Police Department blocked off traffic half a block south and north of that intersection along 38th Ave...

Nob Hill Boulevard appears to be temporarily closed as fire crews are responding to an alarm at this moment. According to info gathered from Yakima Fire scanner, Nob Hill will be barricaded from 24th Avenue to 32nd Avenue until further notice as a gas line was broken by a construction crew...

An unidentified man was rescued by the Yakima Fire Department after passing out while working on the flagpole at the William O. Douglas Federal Courthouse early Monday afternoon.

Yakima, Union Gap and East Valley firefighters raised thousands of dollars for MDA over the weekend, thanks to everyone who "filled the boot."