VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large commercial fire near the Kent Station caused “significant” delays for the Sounder S Line Friday morning. Crews from around the region were at the scene of the 2-alarm fire near Smith Street and First Avenue North by 4:35 a.m. The fire was located in a 100-year-old commercial building between the Kent Station parking garage and BNSF railroad tracks.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

According to the Walla Walla Fire Department, the house fire that caused an estimated $97,500 worth of damage on the morning of December 8, was caused by an overloaded extension cord. Around 6:07 a.m. on December 8, Walla Walla Fire Stations 1 and 2 were dispatched to 339 1/2 Grape Street for reports of visible flames coming from a residence.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

After a long stall during the pandemic, plans for a new Grand Blanc Township Fire Station No. 1 and Department of Public Services facility are back on track and progressing at a good pace, The Davison Index reported.

If the project continues as planned, the township could break ground on the 60,000-square-foot structure by August, and cut the ribbon to open by November 2024, the report said.

The building – which will be two buildings connected with a common room – will be located on the former Playland Park property on Dort Highway. The property measures about five acres, according to the report.

The fire station will accommodate four fire engines and all of the other requisite equipment. All four bays will be pull-throughs with quick access to Dort Highway, according to the report.

The estimated cost for the project is $15 million, a city official said. The township will use some American Rescue Plan Act funds and some water and sewer fund revenues, and will issue bonds for whatever costs those two funding sources don’t cover, the city official said.

The village plan commission approved site and operational plans for Fire Station No. 3 in Prairie Springs Park, 10165 Terwall Terrace, during Monday’s meeting, KenoshaNews.com reported.

The project will move to the village board for contract approval in January. The proposed plans place the new station at the northeast corner of Wis. Highway 165 and Terwall Terrace, the report said. Construction will start in the spring 2023 and be completed in 2024.

Fire Station No. 3 will become the new headquarters for the department, supporting stations No. 1 and No. 2 by aiding in responses to concurrent calls for service, a fire official said.

The 21,350-square-foot building will be comprised of offices, eight dorm rooms, a drive-thru four-door apparatus bay, a day room and a training or conference room, the report said.

With fire apparatus orders taking two or more years to complete, Ottawa City Hall decided to get ahead of the need and is ordering a new fire truck and two ambulances, 1430wcmy.com reported.

The city’s still waiting for a tower truck the fire department ordered in January, the report said.

To try to make sure the city can replace other vehicles when it needs to, Ottawa’s city council Wednesday approved around $1.6 million in purchases to be completed possibly as late as 2026, the report said. A city official said the two ambulances, which cost $348,181 each, would arrive at different times: 2024 and 2025.

The fire truck could take three-and-a-half years. Its cost is $948,000, the report said.