An abandoned pizza restaurant in Lynnwood was completely destroyed in a fire early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the fire at the abandoned Alfy's Pizza building, located on the 4800 block of 196th Street Southwest, around 1:30 a.m. The fire was under control by 2:15 a.m., according to a tweet from the Lynnwood Police Department.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A man is dead after a trench collapsed at a construction site in Renton, Wednesday. The Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (PSRFA) responded to the construction site at NE 38th Street and Lincoln Avenue NE around 1 p.m. for the incident. Pat Pawlak, the PIO for Zone 3 with PSRFA, said the man was trapped in the trench, but others were able to partially unearth him and told officials he did not have a pulse.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: Fire crews are mopping up after a vehicle fire turned into a small brush fire along I-182 in Richland. Wednesday afternoon, firefighters and WSP responded to a camping trailer fire in the eastbound lanes of I-182 near the Vantage Exit (MP 4). Trooper Chris Thorson said the fire spread to the median of the highway, causing a small brush fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Dublin Fire Brigade have criticised poor parking after they were delayed from attending an emergency, DublinLive.ie reported.

The incident occurred in Dolphin’s Barn on Tuesday. The fire brigade was called to assist someone on a residential street but realized the fire engine was unable to pass due a badly parked vehicle, the report said.

Dublin Fire Brigade wrote: “Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were delayed reaching someone looking for help this morning by ‘parking’. Parking space is at a premium, however, access is required at all times.”

DFB took to Twitter to share their frustrations about the delay in providing assistance. They did not add further details about the nature of the callout.

Photos show that that the poor parking left the fire engine with little room to get by, the report said. One user said that emergency vehicles should be entitled to push past offending vehicles and charge the car owners for any damage caused, according to the report.

Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were delayed reaching someone looking for help this morning by 'parking'.

Parking space is at a premium, however, access is required at all times. pic.twitter.com/AT5t73nPW0

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 6, 2022

The James Island Public Service District is holding a community meeting Wednesday night to address replacing a fire station, Live5News.com reported.

James Island Fire Station Two has been in commission since 1964. The fire chief said it’s time for an upgrade, according to the report.

The fire chief encouraged the public to come and see the fire station for themselves at Wednesday night’s meeting.

The station is near the intersection of Harborview and Old Plantation Road, right across from the Harbor View Presbyterian Church.

It has been up and running for nearly 60 years and is now serving a much larger community than it was originally intended to, the report said.

Replacing the station would allow for a full staff with the correct amount of firefighters. Because of its tight quarters, the fire chief said having four firefighters staffed at once is a tight squeeze, the report said.