Firefighters extinguished a residential fire near Mica on Wednesday morning, fire officials said. Crews were dispatched at 9:25 a.m. and arrived within three minutes to the 12000 block of U.S. Route 27, Fire District 8 Fire Chief Lonnie Rash said. Fire crews, including ones from Spokane Valley, spotted smoke coming from the home’s attic and garage, and had the fire under control within 15 minutes, he said.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

VIDEO: Authorities are investigating the cause of an arson fire that gutted an art studio in downtown Wenatchee on Saturday. Michelle Li Murphy, owns Barbarianheart.Love on Mission Street in the alley behind Its Your Tan. Michelle's business specializes in handmade fashion accessories that includes hand-dyed silk.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Seattle police are investigating a suspicious death at a Beacon Hill house fire Wednesday morning. At about 10:20 a.m., police and Seattle Fire Department (SFD) personnel responded to a house fire in the 5900 block of 23rd Avenue South. While fighting the fire, firefighters discovered a 70-year-old woman and carried her out of the house.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The flu is spreading at a high rate and the current season is early this year, according to the Washington State Department of Health. Officials said flu deaths are at higher rates than usually seen this time of the year. As of Dec. 10, 40 people, including three children, have died from the flu in the state.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

On Monday, the Sandy Township Supervisors officially approved making their property, located at 3059 Oklahoma Salem Road, available for a future fire station for the new city of DuBois, if needed in consolidation, TheCourierExpress.com reported.

A city official said the property on Oklahoma Salem Road looks favorable to build a new fire station on but that it’s just preliminary at this time, the report said.

Here’s the Fire Study that was completed in July 2021 (PDF) regarding Sandy-Township and DuBois consolidation.