The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) offers a number of water safety resources and suggestions as community members head out to local pools, rivers, lakes and streams. Some available resources include a lifejacket loan program, funded and maintained by the Yakima Firefighters Association. Lifejackets are available for use by the community at no cost. The Yakima […]
Alley Fire Damages Home on South 3rd Street
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to a fire last night, Wednesday, July 10th, in the 400 of South 3rd Street. YFD responded to the call at 10:30pm last night and found a fire in an alley that had extended to a single-family. Crews extinguished the fire, which had burned not only the outside of the […]
YFD Responds to Fires Caused by Fireworks
The Yakima Fire Department (YFD) responded to about 15 fires in the City related to fireworks on the 4th of July. Thanks to quick responses by YFD firefighters, fires caused by fireworks yesterday were limited to vegetation except for one building that sustained minor exterior damage. No injuries related to fireworks were reported to YFD […]
Fire Destroys Home on South 15th Street
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews responded to a structure fire last night, Sunday, June 30th, in the 1600 block of South 15th Street. (It is the practice of the Yakima Fire Department to not release the specific address of a private home involved in a fire or other emergency response) YFD responded to the call […]
Firefighters Extinguish Early Morning House Fire
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews responded to a structure fire at 2:08 this morning, Wednesday, June 26th, in the 1500 block of Fairbanks Avenue. YFD crews found a fire on the porch of a vacant two-story house. Thanks to quick action by firefighters, the fire was limited to the exterior of the structure. The cause […]
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Fire Destroys Garage on 9th Avenue
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews responded to a structure fire today, Tuesday, June 18th, in the 1000 block of 9th Avenue. (It is the practice of the Yakima Fire Department to not release the specific address of a private home involved in a fire or other emergency response) YFD responded to the call at 2:11 […]
A Red Flag Warning, indicating critical fire weather conditions, will be in effect for our area from 2 pm Tuesday through 9 pm Wednesday. @NWSPendleton predicts wind gusts up to 40 mph. Click https://t.co/fHLhLZgVvo to sign up for alerts.
— YakimaFireDepartment (@YakimaCityFire) June 17, 2019
A Red Flag Warning, indicating critical fire weather conditions, will be in effect for our area from 2 pm Tuesday through 9 pm Wednesday. @NWSPendleton predicts wind gusts up to 40 mph. Click https://t.co/fHLhLZgVvo to sign up for alerts.
— YakimaFireDepartment (@YakimaCityFire) June 17, 2019[…]
A Red Flag Warning, indicating critical fire weather conditions, will be in effect for our area from 2 pm Tuesday through 9 pm Wednesday. @NWSPendleton predicts wind gusts up to 40 mph. Click https://t.co/fHLhLZgVvo to sign up for alerts.
— YakimaFireDepartment (@YakimaCityFire) June 17, 2019
Rodriguez Named New Yakima Deputy Fire Chief
A longtime employee with the Yakima Fire Department (YFD) is now its new Deputy Fire Chief. Jeremy Rodriguez, a 22-year employee with YFD, began his new role as Deputy Fire Chief this week. “It is exciting to have Jeremy on board as Deputy Fire Chief,” said Chief Aaron Markham. “This brings us up to full […]
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Fire Code Inspections Aiding Firefighters
Regular fire code inspections by the Yakima Fire Department (YFD) are proving beneficial. An apartment building fire earlier this month, for example, was limited to just one room in one apartment thanks to quick action by YFD firefighters and the fact that smoke alarms and other safety features had been recently updated to meet City […]
Yakima Firefighters Conduct Airport Training
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) firefighters trained last week at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field. “The goal is to reinforce our skills and capabilities to extinguish a fire aboard an aircraft,” said Yakima Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Reid. About 18 YFD firefighters from Station 94, which is located at the airport, participated in the fire training. It […]
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