Flames turned the sky orange at the Oregon Road fire near the town of Elk north of Spokane. Moses Lake Firefighter Paramedic Rick Kelly and Probationary Firefighter Paramedic Gary Lebacken spent nine days mostly doing structure protection at the fire in August.
September 11, 2023
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September 11, 2023 4:04 p.m.
Local firefighters mobilized for large wildfires
MOSES LAKE — It’s been a long, hot, smoky summer throughout the state. It seemed like every other day there was a new wildfire starting somewhere and air quality got pretty nasty sometimes. But for some local firefighters, it’s been even hotter and smokier...