A fire at a home in Auburn Sunday afternoon exposed a small marijuana grow operation, police said. Firefighters were dispatched to the home near F Street NE and 2nd Street NE just before 3:30 p.m. Valley Regional Fire officials said three adults and a child lived in the home, but only one adult was inside at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 7:38:22 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

After 44 years in the fire service — 20 as Olympia fire chief — Larry Dibble, 65, will call it a career at the end of the month. He is the longest serving fire chief in the city’s history. The next fire chief will be current deputy fire chief Greg Wright. But Wright is set to retire, too, so he expects to serve 18 months in that role before a new chief is appointed by the Olympia city manager.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 11:17:29 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

Residents participating in the first round-table discussion of the issues surrounding a proposal to annex the city of Port Townsend into the East Jefferson Fire Rescue district identified housing as the most critical issue facing the city. Fifty residents participated in a forum on Thursday which was set to address community needs and priorities.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2018 6:23:11 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Marysville doubled in size between 2006-2016, jumping from 32,000 people to 65,000. That kind of increase affects everything from housing and traffic to infrastructure. It also puts a strain on those who are sworn to serve and protect. Back in 2009, the Marysville fire department responded to 10,000 calls.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 9:56:39 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Clothing and other material put too close to a baseboard heater caused a fire that damaged a Cornell Avenue duplex late Thursday night, a Yakima fire official said. Firefighters were called out to the 1500 block of Cornell Avenue about 10 p.m. after a passerby spotted fire at the duplex and notified the occupants, Shift Commander Jennifer Norton said.
- PUB DATE: 3/23/2018 8:15:21 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic