Fire crews responded on Wednesday to a fire at Pounder Excavation in North Spokane. According to Spokane County Fire District #9 Assistant Chief Jim Walkowski, nobody was hurt in the fire, but it was hard to put out due to heavy black smoke. The cause is under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Several U.S. Congressional and local leaders will hold a roundtable discussion Thursday on the Bolt Creek wildfire and its impact on the main nearby highway, U.S. 2. The attendees include U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, as well as the mayors of Skykomish, Index, and Sultan -- the communities most impacted by the wildfire.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: A small plane crashed in a field near Tacoma, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. The plane came down southeast of Tacoma in the 6100 block of 52nd Street East. According to photos from the scene, the plane was belly-up. The pilot was able to get out on their own and was uninjured.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Seneca (MO) Fire Department as dedicated a brand new fire station that been in the making for more than seven years, according to a report published by KOAM News Now.

At the grand opening this week, officials spoke of the work that has gone into making the project a reality since the land was donated for the new station back in 2015, according to the report that also said the ground breaking was held in 2018.

The project languished until the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, across the state line in Oklahoma and asked how much it would cost to finish the station and donated $273,000 to complete the project, according to the report.

Seneca will now have two stations in the community, one on either side of the train tracks that divides the community which means there will be no delay caused by trains that travel through every 15 to 20 minutes, according to the report.

A $672,000 engine has been delivered to the Eugene-Springfield (OR) Fire Department, according to a report published by The Register-Guard.

The new engine, built by Pierce, will replace a 1997 Pierce and will be assigned to Station 14, according to the report.

It is designed to improve the deployment of equipment and be easier to drive, according to the report, which also said it comes with ladder and hose storage and more room in the back cab for easier access.