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♪ ♪ >>> LET'S START FIRST WITH THE
WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE SUMNER
GRADE AREA.
GRADE AREA. CREWS WORKED THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT TO MAINTAIN THE LINES
BUT THE SITUATION IS
PRECARIOUS WITH CREWS UP
AGAINST ANOTHER DAY OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND PERHAPS MORE
WIND.
WIND.
WIND. CHRIS DANIELS IS LIVE WITH THE
LATEST.
LATEST.
LATEST. CHRIS, IT LOOKS SMOKEY BEHIND
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> Reporter: IT IS VERY SMOKY,
GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.
WE ARE AT SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL,
WHERE THERE ARE VOLUNTEERS
THAT ARE GIVING AWAY MEALS TO
FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE BEEN
BUSY IN THIS AREA.
OVER THE LAST 48 HOURS YOU CAN
SEE THE SMOKE CONTINUES TO
HOVER OVER THE SUMNER GRADE
FIRE BEHIND ME, CUTTING BONNEY
LAKE OFF FROM SUMNER THIS
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. WE ALSO NOTE THAT GOVERNOR JAY
INSLEE IS VISITING ANOTHER
SITE, THE TOWN OF MOULTON,
WERE SEVERAL HOMES HAVE BEEN
BURNED.
BURNED.
BURNED. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY IN
JUST THE PAST MINUTES.
>> YOU SEE THE LOSS AND YOU
UNDERSTAND THE HEARTACHE.
I BELIEVE THAT IT COMES UPON US
ALL TO DO WHATEVER EFFORT WE
CAN TO PREVENT THE FIRES.
AND WE KNOW THERE IS MULTIPLE
THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO.
AS INDIVIDUALS, WE NEED TO BE
REALLY CAREFUL WITH NOT ONLY
FIRE BUT SPARKS.
I ENCOURAGE ALL WASHINGTONIANS
, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, TO
BE MORE THAN CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU
ARE OUTSIDE.
ARE OUTSIDE. IN ANY CONDITIONS.
AND THE REASON IS, THIS LAST,
THESE TREES, THEY ARE DRYER
PERHAPS AND ANYTHING ELSE WE
HAVE EVER SEEN.
>> Reporter: AND NO CLOSER TO
HOME, WITH THE SUMNER GRADE
FIRE, YOU HAVE SEEN THE IMAGES
NOW OF THE FLAMES RIPPING
THROUGH THE HILLSIDE BETWEEN
SUMNER AND BONNEY LAKE.
HIGHWAY 10 IS CLOSED IN THE
AREA AS CREWS ARE WORKING ON
THE HOTSPOTS, PUTTING OUT THE
HOTSPOTS AND TRYING TO GET
POWER REESTABLISHED.
POWER REESTABLISHED. THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE
SCHOOLS, AS THE KIDS GO BACK
TO SCHOOL AND HAVE TO DO
REMOTE LEARNING.
REMOTE LEARNING. THAT IS COMPOUNDING EVERYTHING
HERE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. BUT
DAYS. BUT AS WE COME BACK LIVE, YOU
CAN SEE STANDING HERE IN
SUMNER, THERE APPEARS TO BE
HOTSPOTS AND SMOKE IS
BILLOWING INTO THE AIR.
IT IS COMING IN COLLINS AND WE
HAVE SEEN EVEN OFF IN THE
DISTANCE HERE WHAT APPEARS TO
BE SOME PROBLEMS AT THIS HOUR.
WE ARE HEARING THAT THE
FIREFIGHTERS ARE MORE
CONFIDENT THAT THEY CAN GET
THE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL.
THIS FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
AND, HOPEFULLY, GET 410 OPEN
SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
LIVE IN SUMNER, CHRIS DANIELS,
KING5 IS.
KING5 IS.
KING5 IS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BE CAREFUL.
BE CAREFUL. >>> AS YOU MENTIONED THE POWER
OUTAGES, THE BONNEY LAKE
SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCEL CLASSES
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THE DISTRICT WAS SET TO BEGIN
DISTANCE LEARNING ON TUESDAY
BUT IT SAYS THEY ARE CHOOSING
TO FOCUS ON THE WELL-BEING OF
THE COMMUNITY AND WILL DECIDE
ON SUNDAY WHAT CLASSES WILL
BEGIN NEXT WEEK.
THAT IS OF COURSE SUBJECT TO
IF POWER IS BACK IN MANY
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. >>> NOW TO THE TRAGIC STORY OF
A COUPLE BEING TREATED AT
HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER FOR
SEVERE BURNS.
SEVERE BURNS. AFTER TRYING TO ESCAPE A
WILDFIRE IN CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. SADLY, THEIR 1-YEAR-OLD SON
DID NOT SURVIVE.
KING5'S TONY BLACK HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE
HIGHLANDS FAMILY.
HIGHLANDS FAMILY. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEY ARE
DEALING WITH TRAGIC RESULTS OF
BEING CAUGHT IN THE FIRE.
JACOB AND JAMIE HYLAND
SURVIVED, BUT THEIR 1-YEAR-OLD
SON, URIEL, DID NOT.
>> IT IS A TRAGIC LOSS TO LOSE
A 1-YEAR-OLD BABY.
>> Reporter: A FAMILY MEMBER
ALERTED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
THAT THE STEPHEN KILBREATH
FAMILY WAS MISSING ON TUESDAY.
THEY WERE ON THEIR OWN
PROPERTY, AND DEPUTIES FOUND
THEIR TRUCK BURNED BUT EMPTY.
THAN WEDNESDAY MORNING THEY
WERE FOUND NEAR THE COLUMBIA
RIVER, NEAR BRIDGEPORT.
THE HYLAND FAMILY HAD TO RUN
ONE MILE TO GET TO THE WATER.
THAT WAS A MIRACLE IN ITSELF,
FAMILY SAYS.
FAMILY SAYS. BY THE TIME CREWS GOT THERE
THE 1-YEAR-OLD HAD DIED.
>> IT BRINGS YOU BACK TO BEING
A FATHER AND MAKES YOU THINK,
WHERE WOULD I BE IF THIS WAS
MY CHILD?
MY CHILD?
MY CHILD? JUST THE EMPATHY THAT ROLLS
THROUGH THE SERVICES.
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAYS
THAT HIS OFFICE IS BEING VERY
SENSITIVE TO THE CASE FOR NOW.
THE BOY'S DEATH IS BEING
TREATED AS A HOMICIDE, SO
DETECTIVES ARE BEING DILIGENT
IN INVESTIGATING WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> IF IT IS A HUMAN CAUSED
FIRE, THEN THAT GOES INTO THE
CHARGES FOR THE DEATH
INVESTIGATION AS WELL.
THIS CHILD WOULD NOT BE DEAD
WITHOUT THIS FIRE BEGINNING.
>> WELL THE COLD SPRINGS AND
COLE HILL FIRES ARE BURNING A
COMBINED 526 MILES.
>>> NOW LIVE RIGHT NOW ARE
GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE IS IN THE
FIRE RAVAGED TOWN OF MALDEN.
IN EASTERN WASHINGTON.
HE IS GIVING A SPEECH RIGHT
NOW, TO BE WANT TO LISTEN TO
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? YEAH, LET'S LISTEN IN.
>> MAYBE ONE OF THE SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES, YOU KNOW YOU USED TO
SEE A LITTLE FIRE IN THE
DISTANCE, AS LONG AS THE WIND
WAS NOT PICKING UP, YOU KIND
OF THINK THAT IT WILL BE OKAY.
IT JUST DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE
BECAUSE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
ON THE GROUND.
THE GRASS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT
NOW AS TNT.
THAT IS THE SITUATION THAT WE
ARE IN.
ARE IN.
ARE IN. >> Reporter: IS IT HELPFUL
HAVING FEDERAL FUNDING?
>> I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.
I KNOW THE CONGRESSWOMAN WILL
BE HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD.
WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO
TALK IN DETAIL ABOUT THIS, BUT
WE THINK THAT ALL MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, FROM BOTH PARTIES
CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE.
BUT THESE ULTIMATELY OUR
DECISIONS BY THE
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL NEED THE
ADMINISTRATION TO GIVE US A
FAIR SHOT TO THIS.
AND HOPEFULLY THAT HAPPENS.
KATHY, DID YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT?
>> SURE.
>> SURE.
>> SURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, SO THAT WAS THE
GOVERNOR SPEAKING RIGHT THERE,
WERE 223 BUILDINGS BURNED DOWN
IN THE BABS ROAD FIRE EARLIER
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. 0% CONTAINMENT, WHAT WE KNOW
SO FAR.
SO FAR.
SO FAR. THE GOVERNOR SAID HE IS
VISITING WITH RESIDENTS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST
RESPONDERS IN NEARBY PINE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. THE
CITY. THE GOVERNOR DECLARED A
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY, WHICH
BASICALLY WILL FREE UP
RESOURCES ACROSS THE STATE TO
BE MOBILIZED AND HELP BATTLE
THE WILDFIRES IMMEDIATELY.
>>> IN THE MEANTIME,
EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN
LIFTED AND PEOPLE ARE
RETURNING TO THE EL DORADO
NEIGHBORHOOD IN GRAHAM, THAT
WAS DEVASTATED BY THE
BRUSHFIRE.
BRUSHFIRE. HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME
DESTRUCTION THEY ARE SEEING,
INCLUDING BURNT CARS AND
TREES, AT LEAST FIVE HOMES
DESTROYED AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY
THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON
MONDAY NIGHT AFTER A TREE FELL
ONTO SOME POWER LINES.
>> AS SOON AS THE WIND STARTED
TO CHANGE IN OUR FAVOR, IT
STAYED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE.
BUT IT WAS CRAZY.
THAT IS FOR SURE.
THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, ALL THE
FIRE BLOWING OFF OF PEOPLE'S
PROPANE TANKS, SO YOU WOULD
HEAR EXPLOSIONS IN THE
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE. IT WAS PRETTY NUTS.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THE FIRE BURNED ABOUT 275
ANCHORS AND 65% CONTAINED.
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>>> HOPEFULLY RELIEF FOR THE
FIREFIGHTERS TODAY.
FIREFIGHTERS TODAY. THE WINDS ARE SLOWING DOWN BUT
IT WILL BE WARM AS WE LOOK
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE.
OUTSIDE. A BEAUTIFUL SHOT.
YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF HAZE AND
SMOKE IN THE SKIES.
WE ARE GOING OVER TO REBECCA
STEVENSON WHO I HAVE NOT SEEN
IN A WHILE.
GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACE.
HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE SOME GOOD
NEWS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS.
>> YES!
>> YES!
>> YES! I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR VOICE
AND SEE YOU, AMITY.
I CANNOT EVEN EXPRESS IT IN
WORDS.
WORDS.
WORDS. I
WORDS. I THINK I BETTER JUMP OUT TO
THE WEATHER PART OF THIS
BECAUSE THIS STORY IS JUST
REALLY HARD TO TOLERATE.
>>> THE SMOKE, THE HEAVY SMOKE
HANGING IN THE AIR AND MAKING
AIR-QUALITY UNHEALTHY.
AIR-QUALITY UNHEALTHY. AS YOU LOOK OUTSIDE AT
POULSBO, THAT IS THE STORY ON
LIBERTY BAY WERE YOU HAVE A
THICK HAZE ALL OVER THE
MOUNTAINS, TAKING AWAY ANY
VIEW AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON.
AIR-QUALITY CURRENTLY AT
MODERATE TO UNHEALTHY IN PARTS
OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.
EAST OF THE CASCADE IS WHERE
WE HAVE EXTENSIVE AREAS OF
UNHEALTHY AIR-QUALITY, DUE TO
THE SMOKE.
THE SMOKE. HERE'S WHERE THE WIND PLAYS A
ROLE, THE AIR-QUALITY ALERT,
HAS A POOR AIR QUALITY IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN
OREGON, THE SMOKE FROM THE
WILDFIRES TODAY IS BEING
CARRIED TO THE WEST SIDE OF
THE CASCADES.
THE CASCADES. TONIGHT, WE HAVE A WIND SHIFT.
WATCH OTHER WINDS TURN AROUND
AND BECAUSE THEY WILL BE
PULLING SMOKE FROM FIRES IN
ORGAN, SOUTH, SOUTHWEST
RELEASE CAN CARRY THAT INTO
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
IT IS A NEW SOURCE OF SMOKE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE WIND COMING
OUT OF THE WEST, WHICH IN TURN
IS GOING TO KEEP THINGS
STAGNANT AND POSSIBLY FAR
WORSE AIR-QUALITY IN THESE
HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON,
AS THE SMOKE STARTS TO SETTLE
AND GET THICK.
WE
WE HAVE
WE HAVE DRYING WIND, LOW HUMIDITY, AND HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTING US TODAY.
WE CELEB THE RED FLAG WARNING
IMPACTING US BECAUSE OF THE
FIRE WEATHER.
FIRE WEATHER. CONCERN IS THAT WE HAVE GOT TO
GET THROUGH TODAY AND THEN
HOPEFULLY THE FIREFIGHTERS CAN
STAY ON TOP OF THINGS AND THE
WIND DO NOT CHALLENGE THEM TOO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. AT
MUCH. AT LEAST THE WIND WILL START
TO EASE A