The Cathlamet Fire Department held an open house to show off their new rig on Sunday. "The Town of Cathlamet worked really, really hard the last couple of years to set aside money for this," Fire Chief Vernon Barton said. "This" is a 2017 Spartan, a traditional structural fire fighting engine. It is the first new engine for the department since 2001, according to Barton.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2018 1:46:06 AM - SOURCE: Wahkiakum County Eagle

An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of starting a suspicious fire that gutted a Bellevue mosque last week, police said. The arrest follows an investigation into the blaze at the Islamic Center of Eastside at 14700 Main Street, which had previously been damaged by arson in January 2017 and was vacant at the time of the latest fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A victim is being treated after fire broke out Thursday morning at a Kent apartment building, emergency officials said. Crews responded to the scene, an apartment building near the intersection of 106th Avenue SE and 264th Street, at around 8:45 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke and flames there.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A driver is accused of pulling a gun on a Grant County Fire District 5 firefighter who had responded after the man rolled his car near Moses Lake. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is recommending an assault in the first degree charge against 27-year-old Moses Lake resident Andrew Reed in connection to the alleged assault back on Feb.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2018 5:50:59 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday following a hazardous material incident at a Snohomish County transfer station near Paine Field. A hazmat team and medics responded to the incident at the transfer station at 10700 Minuteman Drive at around 7:55 a.m., said Leslie Hynes of Snohomish County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2018 1:53:20 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000