Olympia Fire News Today

Thurston County deputies say a driver was "too high to evaluate" after they caused a serious head-on crash near Tenino Saturday night.

Olympia Firefighters responded to a house fire call on Thanksgiving morning around 4:20 a.m.

Crews extinguished a trailer fire at an Olympia Home Goods on Friday.

Fire crews are asking you to be extra careful with BBQs, fireworks, and outdoor burning. And to help protect the environment and yourself, the list of counties imposing burn bans continues to grow.

A fire broke out Wednesday at a homeless encampment along Interstate 5 in Olympia thats slated to be cleared soon. The fire started before 2:15 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Sleater …

A new shelter for encampment occupants opened this week in Lacey.

An explosion at the Olympia Marina happened around 6:42 p.m. Sunday, which damaged several boats and sent one person to the hospital.

Fire crews are at the scene of a three-alarm fire in downtown Olympia, which ripped through an apartment building early in the morning.

Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to violating George Floyd's federal civil rights in court this morning, reports CNN. In April, the former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murdering Floyd on May 25, 2020 after he kneeled on Floyd's neck for nearly 10 minutes. Chauvin's lawyers are requesting that he be sentenced to 25 years in prison, "served concurrently with his 22 and a half year sentence on state murder charges." Over 800,000 Americans have...

There are three large wildfires tearing through Greece, a result of the worst heatwave in over three decades. Thousands of people have been evacuated from Athens and the island of Evia, where the biggest and so far uncontrollable fire has erupted.