Two children escaped by jumping through a window and a black terrier survived a Kelso house fire by hiding under a couch Monday morning, according to fire officials. Five others, including four adults and one teenager, also fled the fire, which gutted a one-story home at 1706 Bloyd St. in the Butler Acres neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 2:12:27 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

A man was critically injured Monday morning in a house fire in West Seattle. Firefighters were called just before 8 a.m. to the house at 4022 39th Ave. S.W. They found a large column of smoke from the home, and neighbors pointed out to firefighters where the man who lived there slept. "I was on my way to work and saw the activity and pulled over to see if I could help," said neighbor Ian Reid.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2018 9:04:40 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Dozens of firefighters and community members packed Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin's University on Sunday to pay their respects to a Lacey firefighter who died last month. Crystal Murphy,40, was a firefighter for Lacey Fire Disctrict 3. A long row of first responders saluted as a vehicle carrying Murphy's fire helmet and uniform arrived at the memorial.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 7:43:55 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Spokane Fire Department said a woman with no medical experience helped save her roommate after receiving CPR guidance from a communications specialist over the phone early Saturday morning. SFD Chief Brian Schaeffer posted on Facebook Sunday morning to retell the experience. Schaeffer said the department got a phone call from a woman who found her roommate not breathing on the floor of their living room.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 3:08:21 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

To help ease overtime costs, the Yakima Fire Department hopes to hire and begin training four new firefighters as early as next month. “When we have people out with the flu or a strained back or other injuries on any given day — that reduces our capacity,” said Yakima Fire Chief Bob Stewart. “What happens is we have to go into our overtime funding to fill those vacant positions.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 8:26:02 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic