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.

Work on a new Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue station has finally begun, five years after voters approved a bond to fund the project, WhidbeyNewsTimes.com reported Tuesday.

With construction prices increasing since the bond was passed, it has resulted in the fire district having to scrounge up additional funds as the project progresses, the report said.

The project officially began September 1 in a brief groundbreaking ceremony that was delayed by firefighters needing to respond to a call. The old fire station, located at 1164 Race Road in Coupeville, will be demolished and the new station built from scratch.

A city official said the fire department has outgrown the current station. The original plan was to expand the existing station — something the district has done several times since the building was first constructed in 1992 — but district personnel determined it would cost less to build an entirely new station, the report said.

The bond approved by voters in November of 2017 was for around $5 million, the estimated cost of construction at the time. Now, district personnel estimate the total cost will come to around $7 million, the report said.

Level 3 evacuations, meaning "go now," have been reduced to level 1, "be alert," for the Orin Rice Fire in Stevens County, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). DNR said the fire had burned 110 acres as of Wednesday morning, and it was 0% contained. The level 1 evacuations remain in place east of Highway 25, south of Pleasant Valley Road, north of Orin Rice Road and west of Goddard Road.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2022 11:01:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane