An off-duty Ferndale firefighter was killed while snowboarding near Mount Baker on Friday. Whatcom County Fire District 7 shared his photo, saying firefighters are mourning the loss of their brother, Captain John DeVenere. “Devastating for his family, his wife Candy, three kids, three adult kids, went down there and talked to them on Friday night.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Washougal Mayor David Stuebe envisions the city of Washougal’s new fire station/police station annex facility as a “command and operations” center that will allow police officers and firefighters to provide for the residents’ public safety needs from a central location. “We’ve got a lot of growth going on,” Stuebe said during an open house held Feb.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Camas Post- Record

A fire damaged an apartment above a Monroe brewery Monday morning. Around 7 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a smoke alarm going off in the 100 block of West Main Street, according to a social media post by the Snohomish County Regional Fire and Rescue. Fire officials confirmed the fire was coming from living quarters above Good Brewing Co.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 9:25:00 PM - SOURCE: HeraldNet

A witness jumped into action after seeing a large house fire in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood early Monday morning. Flames started shooting from the house just after 2 a.m. at 81st Street and South Shore Drive. The fire spread to a second house, causing smoke damage. A man told CBS 2 he was inside a CTA bus when he noticed the flames.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A firefighter in Kentucky is receiving a lot of deserved attention after his remarkable act of bravery. Bryce Carden was one of the heroes that saved a woman from a cab, attached to a tractor-trailer, that was dangling over a bridge and above the Ohio River. The Louisville firefighter went over the Clark Memorial Bridge to bring the driver to safety.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The National Desk