The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) responded to an early morning house fire on east Olympic avenue early Wednesday morning. SFD crews on scene told KHQ when they arrived, they found the fire on the backside of the house extending into the attic. Crews opened the roof and were able to put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for portions of north Central Washington as strong winds are expected through the area. The Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday for the foothills of the central Washington Cascades, according to the National Weather Service in Spokane.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: iFiberone

VIDEO: An out-of-control vehicle plowed into an 82-year-old auto repair building, reducing part of the building to a pile of rubble. This accident happened just after 9:30 a.m. Monday in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, on the corner of Northeast 73rd Street and Roosevelt Way Northeast. The accident left the building so precarious that the Seattle Department of Transportation closed a busy offramp from Interstate 5 onto 73rd Street that locals use to drive into Roosevelt Way.
- PUB DATE: 7/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Osceola County recently broke ground on its new Fire Station 45, located near the intersection of W192 and SR 535.

Station 45 amps up the station count to 17, which is the most the county has had serving the community in the unincorporated area since the department’s beginnings in 1989, reports clickorlando.com. It’s also the second of three stations the county has started construction on in 2022.

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“The station will play a key role in providing fire rescue and emergency services to our community. The station is located at 4990 Calypso Cay Way,” a Facebook post reads.

The Omaha Fire Department recently opened its Station 31.

“Our new Fire Station 31, located at 3404 Q Street, is now officially open! Our crews officially moved in last week and a hose uncoupling ceremony was held [Thursday] morning to mark this momentous occasion.

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“Station 31 had been located at 4702 S 25th Street since February 5, 1949, when the City of Omaha built this station for $50,000. It has been called Station 5, Station 14, and most recently, Station 31. There has been a fire station at this corner since the turn of the century, originally being home to the City of South Omaha Fire Department until the City of Omaha built a new station on the same lot in 1949.

“The new Station 31 is a one-story building that sits on a site of 2.5 acres and houses Engine 31, Truck 31, and Medic 31. The station has 11 individual bedrooms along with an exercise room, kitchen, dayroom, and four drive-through apparatus bays. The cost to build the new Station 31 was approximately $5 Million and this money came from the Capital Improvement Program and Public Safety Bonds. This new station will provide excellent fire service to the citizens of Omaha for many years to come.

“Thank you to everyone who has helped bring this project to fruition including Mayor Jean Stothert for her unwavering support and dedication to Public Safety; our City’s network representatives: Mike Oestmann, Larry Tatum, & Steve Gustafson of Public Works, David Fanslau of Planning, and Kevin Andersen of the Mayor’s Office; Omaha’s City Councilmembers; Carlson West Povondra Architects; D.R. Anderson Construction Team; DOTComm; the members of our Fire Station Planning Committee; Omaha Fire Technical Services Division Team including Battalion Chief Jason Bradley; and the Omaha Fire Command Staff.

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