After waking up to sounds of breaking glass and the sight of flames, a mother and her two children escaped their home safely in Renton late Tuesday night. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 18400 block of 107th Court SE, at about 11:15 p.m. after receiving a 911 call. The mother and the two children, aged 5 and 8, were outside the home when crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2018 7:04:21 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

There was good news and bad news in South Snohomish Fire and Rescue’s 2017 annual report to the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night. It started with an overview by Fire Chief Bruce Stedman profiling South Snohomish Fire’s work in the community, from providing community paramedic services to disaster preparedness training.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2018 3:30:06 AM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

A woman died while trying to escape from a home engulfed in flames in Sedro-Woolley overnight. Firefighters responded to the home in the 1000 block of Sterling Street at about 1:10 a.m. to extinguish the blaze. The woman was found dead at the scene. A neighbor, Brenda Suryan Sem, said fire crews arrived quickly, but the flames spread fast and furiously.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Firefighters quickly contained a garage fire Tuesday morning, preventing further damage to a Camas home. Multiple fire engines were dispatched to 4530 Northwest Dahlia Drive, a home near Lacamas Lake, about 8:35 a.m., according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. A total of 24 firefighters with the Camas-Washougal and Vancouver fire departments and East County Fire and Rescue helped with the response.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2018 5:53:43 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Firefighting foam with a chemical thought to cause cancer and other health problems will be banned in two years for local fire departments and districts in Washington. A new law signed Tuesday bans the group of chemicals that are contaminating some wells in Airway Heights and other water sources near military bases, although it won’t directly affect that contamination.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2018 4:39:26 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review