Firefighters from multiple districts were battling a blaze in downtown Winlock Tuesday night. Video from the scene shows a structure on Southeast Front Street fully engulfed in flames. The building houses the Haunted Hostel, B&B and Hotel. Residents told The Chronicle about 30 people were evacuated when the fire began at about 7:38 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chronicle Online - Metered Site

Klickitat County Fire District no. 3, which serves the communities of Husum and B Z Corner, placed an order for a new type 3/1 fire engine to replace the 37 year old engine that was damaged beyond repair during the Jan. 5 collapse of Station 32 in Snowden. The new engine will be equipped with four-wheel drive and a shorter chassis length, which Fire Chief Wes Long said will better match the community it will serve.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Gorge News

All lanes of State Route 18 were closed between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast for more than 3 hours on Wednesday. There were crashes and a semitruck fire near Hobart shortly after 6 a.m. All westbound lanes were closed near the Tiger Mountain Summit. All eastbound lanes were closed just east of Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Motorists on Route 45 are getting a good look as construction on a new $2 million Saybrook fire station continues on the three-acre site, StarBeacon.com reported.

Saybrook Township trustees are meeting Tuesday with the architect and builder about the new, 8,000-square-foot fire station they are having built on the north end of the property, a city official said, according to the report.

The design includes four drive-through apparatus bays and living quarters for firefighters, the report said.

Braintree’s newest fire engine will honor of one of its former fire chiefs, PatriotLedger.com reported.

The new E-One Typhoon Low Hosebed Pumper will bear the name of late Fire Chief Kenneth McHugh, the report said.

McHugh was a member of the department for four decades, serving as fire chief from 2007-09 as the town was making the transition from a selectmen/town meeting form of government to the present mayor and council system.

He was awarded the department’s “Firefighter of the Year” Award in 1983 and received the 1999 Massachusetts Firefighter Service Award. He died in July 2011 at the age of 60.

The new pumper will replace one that was purchased in 1998 and has sustained significant wear and tear over the years.

The town was able to expedite delivery of the new truck, which was originally scheduled for delivery in 2023. The town’s fiscal 2022 capital budget included $710,000 for the purchase of the new pumper, the report said.

Firefighters trained on the new pumper, which is designated as Engine 1, last week, according to the report. The truck is expected to go into service this month.