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Page 8 — Shelton—Mason County Journal — Thursday, Aug. 24, 2028
COUNTY BRIEFS
Central Mason crews
douse fire sparked
by burning vehicle
Central Mason Fire & EMS extin-
guished a brush fire caused by a burn-
ing vehicle Friday on East Royce Road
just north of Shelton.
According to a news release, the fire
was reported at 3:48 p.m. and crews ar~
rived to find two vehicles on fire behind
a residence.
The fire spread to the surrounding
brush and trees. CMFE crews deployed
hand lines to attack the vehicle fires
to protect nearby structures and up—
graded the alarm. Multiple agencies
responded and the state Department of
Natural Resources responded with two
hand crews, two air‘assets and a dozer
were used to help contain the fire from
spreading.
The fire was contained around 7
p.m. and was limited to a few acres.
Crews remained on scene through the
night and next day to monitor the fire
and continue to mop up.
No structures were lost and no in-
juries reported. The fire is under
investigation.
For more information, contact Nor-
ma Brock at nbrock@cmfe.org.
North Shore Road
outage Aug. 30
From 10 pm. Aug. 30 to 4 am. Aug.
31, about 104 customers along a portion
of North Shore Road and surrounding
road will experience a planned power
outage.
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A helicopter dumps water on the Royce Road fire Friday near Shelton.
Photo courtesy of Central Mason Fire
According to a Mason County PUD
3 news release, crews will move some
of PUD 3’s power line.) and poles to
accommodate Mason County Public
Works’ fish culvert project. De-energiz—
ing the lines will allow crews to work
more efficiently and safely. Overnight
4' informed ,
about your
community.
outages aim to avoid peak power'use
times and to be the least inconvenient
to customers.
Traffic delays might occur due to al-
ternating traffic. Flaggers will be set
up on both sides of North Shore Road.
The work will aliect customers from
about the 8100 to 9700 block of North
Shore Road, and Northeast Bel Aire
Drive and Northeast: Milwood Circle.
Customers affected by the outage will
be notified by mail and other methods
they have selected.
During any outage, PUD 3 recom-
mends unplugging sensitive appliances
and electronic equipment until power
has been restored for about 20 minutes.
Surge protectors are recommended for
certain electronics.
Customers can go to pud3.org/pre-
pared for more tips and suggestions.
Fire District 6 wins
public records case
Mason County Fire District 6 won in
state Court of Appeals a case regarding
the Public Records Act.
According to a Mason County Fire
District 6 news release, the ruling re«
versed a Mason County Superior Court
ruling, awarding plaintiff Jeffrey Brit—
tig a civil penalty of $94,300 and attor-
ney’s fee award of $38,554.14.
The case arose from claims made
by former volunteer firefighter Jeffrey
Brittig, according to the release, who
made numerous records request to the
district after he was terminated from
his position in 2019.
The Court of Appeals disagreed with
the Superior Court’s decision and found
the district acted properly in providing
copies of approved minutes from an
April 2018 fire commissioners meeting.
For more information about the rul— V
ing, go to mcfd6.com.
I Compiled by reporter Matt Baidc
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