A house fire near Whatcom Falls Park prompted nearby work crews to take quick action. The Bellingham Fire Department said that the fire was reported around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13th, in the 2700 block of Alvarado Drive. Nearby HVAC service workers were able to free a dog from inside the home before fire crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 11:46:00 PM - SOURCE: KGMI-AM 790 Bellingham

Clallam County Fire Marshal George Bailey took the next step in the county burn ban Tuesday and modified it to restrict all fires, including in campgrounds within unincorporated Clallam County. The modification prohibits all outdoor burning, including campfires, bonfires, briquette BBQ’s, residential yard debris, trash disposal, land clearing, weed abatement and agricultural burning.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 10:55:21 PM - SOURCE: My Clallam County

An Osage County volunteer fire department is raising money to finish a new fire station, 6/KOTV reported.

On Monday night, police in Vancouver responded to reports of arson at the home of the city’s mayor. According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers were called out at about 9:40 p.m. to the home of Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and her husband, Terry Ogle, in the 3500 block of F Street. Terry Ogle reportedly confronted the suspect who was trying to start a fire near the home’s garage while the mayor was gone at a city council meeting at the time.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2022 3:10:03 PM - SOURCE: My Northwest

Members of the Swan Quarter Volunteer Fire Department (SQVFD) will hold a dedication, ribbon cutting and open house for their Lake Comfort Fire Station September 24, TheWashingtonDailyNews.com reported.

The location of the new facility is 149 NC 94, Swan Quarter, NC 27885.

The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments, and an open house until 3 p.m. The new station will be open for touring and the public is welcome to attend.

A Communities Facility grant and a long-term loan from USDA-Rural Development eventually made the project possible.