Crews said a fire burned a garage and spread to a home in West Seattle early Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 2:19 a.m. in the 4500 block of 23rd Avenue SW in the north Delridge neighborhood, near the playfield. Seattle fire said crews had water issues but were able to put out the fire using a nearby hydrant.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at approximately 3:33 p.m., Asotin County Fire crews were dispatched to a wildland fire in a canyon just west of Silcott Road approximately 10 miles west of Clarkston in Asotin County. According to a release from Asotin County Fire District #1, the Blankenship Fire was hard to reach with ground crews, so Washington State Fire Mobilization was requested to assist with air support and additional ground crews.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Country News

A house caught fire for the second time in the past 24 hours on Thursday morning. Fire crews aren’t sure if the house — on 196th Avenue SE in Renton — reignited or something else contributed to the second fire shortly after 4 a.m. The incident comes after crews battled the first fire at the two-story home on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Flames and smoke marked a second tense day in Hillyard, when two abandoned ice sheds burned down in the Great Northern rail yards. The fire spread into the lumber piles of the Diamond Match Co. and took an hour to extinguish. Was this the work of striking rail shop workers? The strike had become increasingly violent, but in this case, the fire may have started by accident.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 9:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

To insulate the community from supply chain issues, inflation and huge price spikes the Jamestown (ND) Fire Department are taking steps to guarantee the price of a new rescue truck to be delivered in 2024, according to a report published by News Dakota.com.

The report said the Jamestown Finance & Legal Committee are looking at an agreement through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing that would guarantee the price at $585,264. To lock in that price, the city would have to agree to pay $324,094 when the chassis is delivered to the body building plant next year, according to the report.

The city is also looking at discounts for paying in advance of delivery of the apparatus, the report said.

The fire department and the finance committee agreed to recommend the purchase to the full city council for final approval, according to the report, which also said if approved, the new apparatus would be ready for delivery by the end of 2024.