Clallam County Fire Marshal George Bailey took the next step in the county burn ban Tuesday and modified it to restrict all fires, including in campgrounds within unincorporated Clallam County. The modification prohibits all outdoor burning, including campfires, bonfires, briquette BBQ’s, residential yard debris, trash disposal, land clearing, weed abatement and agricultural burning.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 10:55:21 PM - SOURCE: My Clallam County

An Osage County volunteer fire department is raising money to finish a new fire station, 6/KOTV reported.

On Monday night, police in Vancouver responded to reports of arson at the home of the city’s mayor. According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers were called out at about 9:40 p.m. to the home of Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and her husband, Terry Ogle, in the 3500 block of F Street. Terry Ogle reportedly confronted the suspect who was trying to start a fire near the home’s garage while the mayor was gone at a city council meeting at the time.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 3:10:03 PM - SOURCE: My Northwest

Members of the Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Department (SQVFD) will hold a dedication, ribbon cutting and open house for their Lake Comfort Fire Station September 24, TheWashingtonDailyNews.com reported.

The location of the new facility is 149 NC 94, Swan Quarter, NC 27885.

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments, and an open house until 3 p.m. The new station will be open for touring and the public is welcome to attend.

A Communities Facility grant and a long-term loan from USDA-Rural Development eventually made the project possible.

A new fire station is coming to North Middletown, thanks to a grant from the Community Development Block program, WTVQ reported.

The $520,000 grant will help fund the new fire station, which will be built in conjunction with a project for a new community safe room and community center, the report said.

The community safe room will allow up to 600 people to be sheltered from potentially deadly weather. Construction is expected to begin in early 2023, according to the report.