After roughly a month of fighting the Bolt Creek Fire, crews could soon be departing the Cascades. Incident Commander Leonard Johnson says they’ve reached a critical point in the firefight, just in the nick of time. Once conditions are under control on the west side of Index, emergency management crews will begin to scale back.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: The Spokane Fire Department says more than 16,000 residential fires started by dryers happen every year across the U.S. Spokane fire officials say checking your dryer vent often can reduce the fire risk. “We try to make sure that ducting itself is clean,” said Michelle Welch, a local homeowner.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 6:27:50 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A recent spell of dry and hot weather in western Washington has allowed several wildfires to pop up, impacting thousands of acres of land and initiating closures of certain roadways. It’s already the middle of October, but fires continue to rage throughout western Washington, including a couple of fires in Skagit County that have increased in size over the hot weekend.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 4:17:54 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Gloucester Fire Department has been awarded a $291,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Ipswich Local News reported. 

The money will be used to fund the installation of proper sprinkler systems and working alarm systems for the department’s three substations, the report said.

The sprinkler systems will be installed at West Gloucester Fire Station, the Bay View Fire Station, and the Magnolia Fire Station, according to a fire official. 

A groundbreaking ceremony for Manchester Fire Department’s new Station 9 on Calef Road was scheduled for Monday morning, UnionLeader.com reported.

Station 9 at 575 Calef Road has been closed since 5 p.m. Friday, October 7, in preparation for construction of a new fire house, the report said. The station was built in 1962.

Station 9, built into the hillside at the corner of Calef Road and Garfield Street, also responds to routes 293, 93 and 3 and to water rescues on the Merrimack River, the report said. It also is one of the primary responders to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, the report said.

Engine 9 also answers calls for multiple-alarm fires in the inner city and on the West Side, according to the report.