Yakima Fire Department (YFD)
crews responded yesterday, Sunday, April 14th, to a fire in the 400
block of St. Helens 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 10:39
pm last night about a fire involving a vehicle and a carport. » Read more
Yakima Fire Department (YFD)
crews responded yesterday, Sunday, April 14th, to a fire in the 100
block of North 16th Avenue.
YFD responded to the call at 11:02
pm last night and found light smoke coming from the eaves of the residence.
Because of the conditions encountered, the Company Officer requested a second
company to respond and SunComm dispatched a second company to the incident. » Read more
Yakima Fire Department (YFD)
crews responded yesterday, Tuesday, April 2nd, to a fire in the
basement of a home in the 200 block of South 16th 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 2:14
pm yesterday. » Read more
The Yakima Fire Department
presented annual awards during the 2019 IAFF Retirement Ceremony and
Celebration event held last Thursday, March 20th.
Two people were evacuated
Thursday night, one of them injured, due to a structure fire that destroyed a
mobile home in the 7900 block of West Nob Hill Boulevard. (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)
Yakima Fire Department (YFD)
crews responded to the call at 9:21 pm last night, » Read more
The first day of
spring is here and daytime temperatures are reaching into the 60s. While warmer
weather might inspire some spring cleaning, the Yakima Fire Department 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
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.
“I encourage City of Yakima residents to sign up for this system so they can stay in the know when there are emergencies in our area,” » Read more
One person was injured and approximately 40 people were evacuated Wednesday morning due to a fire at an apartment building on South 4th Street near Downtown Yakima. (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)
Yakima Fire Department (YFD) crews responded to the call of a third-floor apartment on fire at about 10:00 am Wednesday morning. » Read more
Damage to a house in the 2600
block of McCullough Road, which is located in unincorporated Yakima County, in
Yakima is estimated to be about $200,000 following a fire early Friday morning.
Crews from the Yakima Fire
Department, the Union Gap Fire Department, and West Valley Fire District 12
responded to a call of a house fire in the 2600 block of McCullough road at
about 2:30 am Friday. » Read more
The Yakima
Police Department (YPD) arrested Jayme Hernandez
Aria, 29, last night after
he admitted starting an apartment fire that displaced three families. There
were no injuries.
At 4:55 pm last
night, Sunday, January 6th, Yakima Fire Department (YFD)
firefighters and YPD officers responded to a call about an apartment fire at
503 South Naches Avenue. » Read more