Crews from the Spokane Fire Department put out a house fire burning near Franklin Park. The fire was burning off North Howard Street and West Wabash Avenue inside the garage of a home on Saturday. When arriving to the home, firefighters saw smoke and fire coming from the home. Crews confirmed with the homeowner that no one was inside the garage.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2022 10:37:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Fulton County (KY) officials are seeking funds to replace the Cayce fire station that was destroyed by a tornado in December, according to a report published by the West Kentucky Star.

According to the report, an EF-4 tornado destroyed the fire station and all of the department’s equipment and finding the funds to replace everything has been a slow process.

The Cayce Fire Department is seeking to replace the station at the original site and add a community center and polling place, according to the report which did not indicate a timeline for the project.

Fire District 3 extinguished a blaze in a multi-storied house in Sequim on Friday night. All eight occupants of the house on Oak Court left it safely before firefighters arrived, said Fire Chief Ben Andrews in a press release. Firefighters were dispatched at 7:28 p.m. for the fire in an upstairs bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2022 1:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily News Online

The City of Port Angeles announced Thursday the promotion of Assistant Chief Derrell Sharp to Chief of the Port Angeles Fire Department. He will assume this new role immediately, following the retirement of Chief Ken Dubuc earlier this year. Chief Sharp is a 30-year veteran of the fire service, with extensive training and experience in all aspects of Fire Department Operations, Emergency Medical Services, Health and Safety, and Training Program Management.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 11:34:22 PM - SOURCE: My Clallam County

Bids to build a new $14.5 million fire station for the Waconia (MN) Fire Department were approved at a recent city council meeting and the new facility is expected to open in the summer of 2024, according to a report published by Sun Patriot Newspapers.

The city got 125 bids for 27 work scopes that are all part of the over all project, according to the report, that added the cost of the fire station is far more than the original estimate of $10 to $12 million.

A consultant for the project said a tight construction market, inflation and the difficulties getting building materials were all factors in the increased cost, according to the report. It was also reported that because of lead times for getting materials, construction won’t begin until next summer and will take about 11 months to complete.