City officials will explore a potential lease with the Port of Port Angeles for a joint emergency operations center and 9-1-1 dispatch center near William R. Fairchild Memorial Airport. The Port Angeles City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to authorize City Manager Nathan West to “begin the process of exploring a lease agreement” for the port’s 1010 Building as a home for a new Clallam County EOC to be co-located with Peninsula Communications, or PenCom.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2019 4:45:12 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site

A man suffered severe burns in a fire that ignited at a home in Washougal and was rescued by his neighbor early Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the residence in the 2100 block of 37th Street at 4:17 a.m. and found the fire was fully involved. The Camas-Washougal Fire Department said one burn victim was reported in the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV FOX 12 Portland

Firefighters are trying to stop a fire that crested Rattlesnake Mountain Friday morning north of Richland. The Cold Creek Fire scorched 14,000 acres and blackened the north side of the mountain after starting shortly before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the Washington state Department of Natural Resources.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2019 8:24:36 PM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald