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Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue updated their profile picture.

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Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

5 hours ago

Today is the one year anniversary of the passing of Battalion Chief Mike Zainfeld. We will have a memorial event today at 1:40, followed by a district wide tribute at exactly 1400 (2pm). Attendance at the memorial event is by invitation only, however will will be streaming on our Facebook page. At 2pm, district vehicles at station 21, 22, and 25 will pull to the station aprons and turn on their lights for 25 seconds, 1 second for each year of service BC Zainfeld dedicated to his community. ...

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

5 days ago

Important travel information for area residentsPUBLIC NOTICE
W MAIN REALIGNMENT PH II OPEN HOUSE

The public is invited to attend an online open house for the West Main Street Realignment Ph II project during September 14 – 25, 2020. The open house can be accessed at www.kelso.gov/west-main-realignment-phase-2

The open house will provide an opportunity for the public to view the most current project information and, using the provided web form, to ask questions and provide additional input.

Engineering Department
City of Kelso
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Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

1 week ago

Todays update for the Big Hollow Fire from PNW Team 12. #bighollowfire ...

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

1 week ago

BIG HOLLOW FIRE

September 11, 2020 - 10:00 a.m.
Big Hollow Fire

Type 2 Incident Management Team #12 has taken command of the Big Hollow Fire as of 6:00 a.m. today.
During today’s briefing, it was announced that a Community Meeting will be conducted at 5:00 p.m. this evening via Facebook Live by following links provided at #BigHollowFire.
As the team continues to size up the current situation, including fire behavior, terrain, weather forecasts, and develop appropriate strategies, they plan to conduct the Community Meetings every other day unless a significant change occurs.
Meetings will be recorded and available to view should citizens miss the live presentation.
Information from today’s meeting indicated that all current evacuation levels will remain in effect at this time. For Cowlitz County, this includes the area from Merrill Lake south to the Cowlitz/Clark Counties border; and from Speelyai Park east to the Cowlitz/Skamania Counties border. This area is considered to be under a Level 2 Evacuation (this is the “SET” level in the ‘Ready, Set, Go’ model) which means residents within this area should be paying close attention to information from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office, Cowlitz/Skamania Fire District #7, and Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management. Should there be any significant changes to the evacuation level, one of the above listed agencies will notify you via in-person, phone, and/or social media. Please be aware of false information being posted on several social media sites, as well as comments on our own, that has not been ordered by any of the above agencies. Please continue to be vigilant of your surroundings and take care of your neighbors. ...

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

1 week ago

Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management, and Washington Department of Natural Resources are not accepting material donations for the wildland fires at this time.

Please consider donating to the American Red Cross, who supports firefighters and displaced families, or to the Humane Society, who will see an increase in the number of animals they are caring for.

C2FR has an immediate need and IS accepting donations of small, new stuffed animals for our ambulances. These stuffed animals are given to children who are involved in emergencies. They must be new because we do not want to make breathing issues any worse for these children with dust mites, dander, or strong odor. The best animals are small ones about 4"-8" in length (Beanie Baby sized). New stuffed animal donations can be dropped off at our Headquarters Station on Vine St in Kelso during business hours. We are looking for approximately 50 stuffed animals. ...