Cowlitz Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 3828

Cowlitz Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 3828 IAFF Local 3828 is comprised of professional firefighters serving Kelso, unincorporated Longview, and Castle Rock Washington.

05/27/2026

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LONGVIEW, WASH - Emergency responders continue recovery and stabilization operations at Nippon Dynawave Packaging following Tuesday morningโ€™s industrial incident involving the rupture of a tank containing white liquor at the facility located at 3401 Industrial Way.

Recovery efforts remain complex due to ongoing safety concerns at the site. While originally believed to contain approximately 80,000 gallons, officials now report the tank held approximately 900,000 gallons of white liquor. Longview Fire and Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue estimate roughly 90,000 gallons of material may remain inside the damaged tank.

Currently, the tank remains unstable, creating hazardous conditions for emergency personnel. Responders are continuing efforts to structurally reinforce and stabilize the site before additional recovery operations can safely proceed.

These conditions continue to impact portions of the facility and limit access to some areas of the site. Officials state there is currently no direct threat to the surrounding community.

Recovery operations remain focused on safely accessing all affected areas of the facility, recovering victims, and supporting impacted families, while ensuring the safety of emergency responders working within unstable conditions.

Emergency responders have confirmed:
โ€ข 10 individuals were transported to area hospitals:
o 8 employee injuries
o 1 firefighter injury
o 1 fatality

Officials can also confirm there are 9 employees who remain unaccounted for. All identified families have now been notified.

Numerous local, regional, and state agencies continue coordinating response and recovery operations alongside facility personnel.

State officials are planning a visit to the site. The site will continue to be monitored overnight, but recovery efforts will not resume until tomorrow due to ongoing safety concerns.

This is the final scheduled public update for today. Additional verified information will be released as it becomes available.

Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co.
Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue
Longview, Washington - City of Longview
Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office

โ€ผ๏ธ EMERGENCY โ€ผ๏ธ This morning at 7:30am a HazMat Explosion occurred at Nippon. The incident is still active and crews are...
05/26/2026

โ€ผ๏ธ EMERGENCY โ€ผ๏ธ

This morning at 7:30am a HazMat Explosion occurred at Nippon.

The incident is still active and crews are working hard at the site of the explosion. There are multiple injuries reported.

Per Longview Fire Department, residents are asked to stay away from Industrial Way and avoid the surrounding area while emergency crews work the incident.

Please stay safe out there.

More information to come once the incident is concluded.

Big shout out to Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care! Thank you so much for the support you have shown and also th...
05/19/2026

Big shout out to Frontier Rehabilitation and Extended Care!
Thank you so much for the support you have shown and also the yummy food!! We appreciate everything you do!

Happy Motherโ€™s Day!! Shout out to all the moms that hold it down at home while we are on shift. We wouldnโ€™t be able to d...
05/10/2026

Happy Motherโ€™s Day!! Shout out to all the moms that hold it down at home while we are on shift. We wouldnโ€™t be able to do this without you๐Ÿ’— Thank you for all
your love, dedication, and support!

Also shout to all the moms that do our job! You are unbelievably strong and devoted to this line of work. All while still showing up for your families.

We love all moms!!! Thank you for sacrificing so much for us๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’โ˜บ๏ธ

The crew officially made it to Georgia yesterday! They drove about 3,000 miles in four days experiencing every type of w...
04/29/2026

The crew officially made it to Georgia yesterday! They drove about 3,000 miles in four days experiencing every type of weather. From sunshine to tornados!

They were assigned to the Pineland Road Fire (32,569.1 acres w/ 23% containment). The crew will be on day shift, working as a single resource until the rest of the strike teams arrives. Then they will transition into a full strike team working larger areas along side WA DNR.

More updates to come! Stay safeโœŒ๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ”ฅ2026 SE Georgia Complex๐Ÿ”ฅC2FR, along with WA DNR were requested to be a strike team and head to Georgia to assist with t...
04/26/2026

๐Ÿ”ฅ2026 SE Georgia Complex๐Ÿ”ฅ

C2FR, along with WA DNR were requested to be a strike team and head to Georgia to assist with the fires in the south.

The strike team consists of 4 DNR rigs and one C2FR rig staffed with a four person crew.

Georgia is currently experiencing a severe drought causing the fires to spread rapidly. There are two large fires that are part of the SE Georgia Complex.

Hwy 82 (Brantley Fire):
- 20,933.4 acres
- 7% contained

Pineland Road Fire:
- 30,004 acres
- 10% contained

Once the crews arrive in Georgia they will be assigned to one of fires.

Keeps the crew in your thoughts! We will keep you all updated as we get more information.
Stay safe down in the south!

A Shift taking advantage of the beautiful day! They took the ladder truck around town to practice short jacking the truc...
03/21/2026

A Shift taking advantage of the beautiful day! They took the ladder truck around town to practice short jacking the truck on uneven terrain and setting up to ladder the building. Practice like you play folks! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿš’

โ€œKelso, WA - Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to an activated fire alarm at 510 Kelso Dr. at 1:39pm S...
03/08/2026

โ€œKelso, WA - Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to an activated fire alarm at 510 Kelso Dr. at 1:39pm Saturday. Fire crews arrived and reported smoke showing from the front side of the building and upgraded the call to a working commercial fire. Firefighters evacuated all guests and employees from the Hotel and began fire suppression efforts. A second alarm was also activated.

Multiple agencies from the area are currently on scene including Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, Longview Fire Department, Clark Cowlitz Fire & Rescue, Columbia River Fire & Rescue, Cowlitz County Fire Dist. 6 (Castle Rock), Cowlitz County Fire Dist. 5 (Kalama), Lewis County Fire along with Kelso Police, Cowlitz County Public Works, and Cowlitz County Public Utilities.

No injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is not known.โ€
- Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue

Thank you to all personnel and supporting agencies for the hard work. Stay safe!

Earlier this week, a couple of our members of IAFF Local 3828 attended the 2026 Washington State Counsel of Fire Fighter...
01/30/2026

Earlier this week, a couple of our members of IAFF Local 3828 attended the 2026 Washington State Counsel of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference. At the conference, they discussed real life safety concerns of firefighters with the legislators of the 17th, 18th and 49th Legislative Districts. As well as networked with other locals in attendance at the Legislative Conference.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in September for our Tap Takeover fundraiser with With this money we raised we were...
12/22/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us in September for our Tap Takeover fundraiser with With this money we raised we were able to go to 3 different elementary schools in Kelso, measure and distribute over 140 coats to keep kids warm this winter!!! Stay safe, and have Happy Holidays

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