Local firefighters urge July 4 fire, fireworks precautions

The Grand Coulee Volunteer Firefighters would like to remind everyone to be careful during the upcoming July 4th holiday and to be careful all summer during outside activities.

The weather has turned warm and very dry. We had a good spring with great grass growing weather. We have a lot of grass and other vegetation that has grown well. Now it is dried out and is ready to burn, especially on hot w...