The Red Cross is assisting the resident of a home in the 800 block of South 14th Street after a fire damaged the residence and garage last night, Tuesday, June 2nd.
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) was called to the scene at 7:10 pm Tuesday. Firefighters arrived to find the 700 square-foot building with heavy fire in the garage and spreading into the residence. » Read more
More individuals are working from home due to COVID-19.
May is National Electrical Safety Month. It provides a good reminder regarding electrical safety, particularly around the home.
“Wherever you work, it’s always important to be safe,” said Yakima Fire Chief Aaron Markham. “That’s especially true now with more and more people working at home.”
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) and the non-profit Electrical Safety Foundation International offer the following home office safety tips:
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to three fires in little more than an hour overnight.
The spate of fires began at 11:28 pm Tuesday, May 5th, in the 200 block of Oak Street. The fire began in a tree and spread to the siding of a nearby 6-plex. One of the residents sustained a small second-degree burn on their arm. » Read more
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to a fire last night, Sunday, May 3rd in the 100 block of South 2nd Street.
YFD crews were called to the scene at 11:23 pm last night. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large volume of fire on the structure’s exterior. The fire had spread to the roof and attic. » Read more
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews responded to a fire early this morning, Friday, April 24th, adjacent to the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 9 South 6th Avenue.
YFD was alerted to the fire at about 5:15 am today. Firefighters found approximately 100 empty pallets, 50 pallets of books and 50 bales of cardboard burning at a storage lot next to the building. » Read more
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to seven
fires in a span of just over six hours, from about 9:30 pm Monday, March 30th,
through 3:40 am Tuesday, March 31st.
The first of the seven overnight fires involved one
unit in a 4-plex in the 600 block of West Nob Hill Boulevard. The fire was reported
at 9:33 pm Monday night. » Read more
The
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to three fires in less than seven hours
from last night through early this morning, Thursday, March 26th:
Spring is here
and day-time temperatures are reaching into the 60s. While warmer weather might
inspire some spring cleaning, the Yakima Fire Department (YFD) reminds
residents that outdoor burning is illegal in the City of Yakima.
“Many fires
each year are caused by someone burning their weeds or yard debris,” said
Yakima Fire Chief Aaron Markham. » Read more
Daylight
saving time will officially begin at 2:00 am on Sunday, March 8th.
Clocks are set ahead one hour and many people set their clocks to “spring
forward” before they go to bed the night before, in this case Saturday, March 7th.
When
you change your clocks, the Yakima Fire Department and the National Safety
Council suggest also taking the opportunity to conduct safety checks around your
home. » Read more
A free service
is available to Yakima area residents that provides emergency alerts via voice
or text communications.
Offered
by Everbridge, the service is the emergency notification system for Yakima
Valley Emergency Management.
Sign
up for the emergency alert system at www.yakimacounty.us/AlertYakima
Information
is also available at www.co.yakima.wa.us/oem
“It
only takes a couple of minutes to sign up and is very simple,” said Yakima Fire
Chief Aaron Markham. » Read more