PHOTO: Orting Valley Fire & Rescue had to overcome a few challenges Tuesday afternoon. Around 6 p.m. Sept. 27, the fire department received a call about people stuck inside a house while fire erupted in a detached garage. The house was on the outskirts of the city near Orville Road East and Card Road East.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune - Metered Site

Community members came together Thursday while fires burned near homes. Teammates from the Southridge High School varsity girls soccer team worked together to help community members evacuate and keep their homes safe. While setting up on the soccer field just down the hill from the fire and her home, Danika Gabraith and her family noticed the fire and smoke cloud getting bigger.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Walgreens and eventually going onto the roof. The King County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to the Covington store after receiving a report that someone broke in. When officers arrived, they located the suspect on the roof. Deputies, police and fire crews all were on the scene.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Construction will start on a second fire station in October for south Twin Falls, NewsRadio1310.com reported.

The city of Twin Falls announced it is planning a groundbreaking for Twin Falls City Fire Station No. 3 in mid-October near the Swensons Market on Orchard Drive and Washington Street South, the report said.

Station No. 3 will be the second station to be built in Twin Falls as construction is underway on Station No. 2 on North College Drive.

Work on the station began earlier this year and is expected to be operational by spring of 2023. The facility will replace the current Station No. 2 that sits on the southeast side of the College of Southern Idaho on Falls Avenue.

The groundbreaking for Station No. 3 is set for 3:30 p.m. October 17. The public is invited to attend.

The Pierre Fire Department is moving ahead with the purchase of a new fire engine, KCCRRadio.com reported.

A fire official said the 2023 budgeted truck is Fire Engine Number Two. The fire engine would arrive in 2024. The fire official said the new truck will be a commercial chassis and not a custom chassis.

The truck is destined for Fire Station Number Two which is an older station with narrower doors, but the fire official said the new rig will fit inside.

Bids for the truck are due by November 17.