Benton, AR opened a new fire station to help better serve the community, THV11.com reported.

A fire official said that the area by the Saline County Career Technical Campus has grown, and the new fire station will help reduce response times. 

The $1.8 million facility and its new engine truck were paid for completely in cash, the report said. The city will host a ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. Friday, September 9. 

Home security video shows a potted plant starting a fire in Snohomish County. Snohomish County Regional Fire and Rescue responded to the scene at 3100 block of 78th Avenue SE in Lake Stevens, arriving at the scene where the entire backside of the house had caught fire and flames had started to reach up to the attic.
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PHOTO: A driver involved in a hit-and-run in Moses Lake was arrested for DUI after driving off an Interstate 90 off-ramp where his Jeep caught fire. Moses Lake police say the hit-and-run occurred Thursday afternoon on Kittleson Road near state Route 17. A driver in a Jeep reportedly fled the scene and was last seen heading west on I-90.
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A45-year-old man arrested for allegedly starting a fire at a Washington State Department of Corrections office in Longview pleaded guilty Tuesday in Cowlitz County Superior Court and was sentenced to six months in county jail. James Robert McDowell III, was caught on camera on Aug. 11 at the DOC building at 1953 Seventh Ave.
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Rebuilding Rochester Fire Department’s historic clock and bell tower will continue, KTTC.com reported Wednesday.

The Seth Thomas bell tower clock was located at the Central Fire Station dating back to 1898. The clock and its 1,200-pound bell were used to notify firefighters, the report said.

The new tower will be located at Fire Station 1 off South Broadway Avenue, one block away from the original location. It will be 50-feet tall and feature clock faces that are six-feet tall, the report said.

A Rochester fire official said companies have volunteered their time to get construction started. When it comes to monetary needs, the fire official said they are close to 30 percent of their goal, but said an exact dollar amount is difficult to gauge.

The fire official said they are in the process of creating a new website, and that those interested in donating can visit the current website in the meantime.

He said White’s Smoke, Fire and Water Damage Restoration has had an ongoing fundraiser for the clock tower for the last few years. People are encouraged to bring in their scrap metal, and White’s will donate the money it receives selling the metal, to the restoring the tower, the report said.

One of the clock faces is on display at the RFD museum at Station 2 off of Viola Road, the report said.