Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue (KVFR) responded to a structure fire early Friday morning that left two buildings and a large hay pile destroyed. KVFR says reports of flames at 6061 Vantage Highway, known as the Ellensburg Racquetball Club, were reported at about 12:30 a.m. Crews say when they arrived at the scene, they found a fully involved structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Personnel additions and designs for fire stations headline some of the bigger expenditures for Clallam County Fire District 3 next year. Whether or not fire commissioners will ask voters for a levy lid lift remains undecided, but it is part of the 2023 budget — tentatively up to $100,000 — along with costs involved in running a fire commissioner race, according to district documents.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site

Operation Candy Cane has been around for decades, with the antique fire engine driving Santa Claus through the streets of Port Angeles, handing out candy canes and collecting donations for the food bank. (Although, to be fair, PNW Mobile Detailing and the Port Angeles YMCA stepped up during the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Clallam County

Clark County Fire District 3 turns 75 this year and plans to celebrate this momentous milestone with community members at its Open Houses in 2023. “We have been providing fire and life safety services for 75 years – and we simply cannot do this important work without the support and partnership of our community,” Chief Scott Sorenson said.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today

Visitors to Clinton’s Christmas in the Village event this Saturday will get to check out the Clinton Fire Department’s new fire engine, LenConnect.com reported.

The engine will be on display 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, December 3, at an open house at the fire station at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Jackson Street, according to a news release from the fire department.

The new 2023 Spencer Manufacturing engine will be placed in service soon. It will be designated Engine 1.

The fire engine cost $432,235, the report said. The Clinton Fire Board set aside funds for years to be able to make a large cash deposit on a new truck, a village official said.