U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal announced that his bipartisan bill to improve disability and retirement benefits for federal firefighters is included in the final version of this year’s defense policy bill. He said that puts the benefits bill on the path to becoming law by the end of this month. The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, which had already passed the House earlier this year on its own and is part of the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, ensures federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county and municipal firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Santa Barbara News-Press

VIDEO: The City of Montgomery has purchased seven new firetrucks for Montgomery Fire/Rescue, marking a historic moment. It’s the largest investment in the department’s 125-year history. Mayor Steven Reed and Fire Chief Miford Jordan made the announcement Thursday at a press conference in front of the fire department’s headquarters, saying it’s part of the city’s Montgomery Forward Initiative.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSFA-TV NBC 12 Montgomery

Several fire departments battled a large, 2-alarm building fire Friday morning in Kent. Firefighters were called around 4:00 a.m. to the report of a building on fire at Smith St. and 1st Ave. N. Authorities said ten fire engines and four ladder trucks were brought in to fight the fire. No injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large commercial fire near the Kent Station caused “significant” delays for the Sounder S Line Friday morning. Crews from around the region were at the scene of the 2-alarm fire near Smith Street and First Avenue North by 4:35 a.m. The fire was located in a 100-year-old commercial building between the Kent Station parking garage and BNSF railroad tracks.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

According to the Walla Walla Fire Department, the house fire that caused an estimated $97,500 worth of damage on the morning of December 8, was caused by an overloaded extension cord. Around 6:07 a.m. on December 8, Walla Walla Fire Stations 1 and 2 were dispatched to 339 1/2 Grape Street for reports of visible flames coming from a residence.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland