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 Firefighters Association only asks that they be returned after your day in or on the water so someone else may borrow them as well. » Read more

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 but had extended into the attic space. » Read more

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 on Thursday. » Read more

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 at 6:44 pm yesterday and found fire under the home’s floor, » Read more

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 of the fire is under
investigation. » Read more

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 pm today and found a detached garage on fire. » Read more

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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 staffing in that role and helps share
the workload.” » Read more

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
fire codes following an inspection. » Read more

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 is required annually by the Federal Administration Aviation. » Read more