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Posted: Aug 15, 2022

Seattle fire crews respond to boat fire near Seward Park

VIDEO: Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a boat fire at a marina near Seward Park on Sunday night, the fire department tweeted. According to SFD, the fire broke out at a marina in the 9000 block of Seward Park Avenue South. Three boats were involved in the fire. A structure that’s used to house the boats was also damaged.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Aug 15, 2022

Wenatchee's Keyes Fibre: a closer look at the plant's fires

On July 15, a fire broke out at Keyes Fibre, a company that makes packaging for fruit. It was not the first time. Keyes Fibre constructs the fiber trays for fruit that people see when shopping at grocery stores, according to the company’s website. The fibrous material can be quite flammable and over the years the plant just north of Wenatchee on Highway 97A has had many fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Wenatchee World - Metered Site
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Posted: Aug 15, 2022

Fire hits Vancouver apartments, 16 people displaced, one hurt

Sixteen people, including 9 kids, lost their home Sunday evening when fire ripped through an apartment in Vancouver. The fire at Fountain Village Apartments broke out around 6:30 p.m., Vancouver Fire officials said. Smoke was seen billowing from an apartment on the third floor, but the fire was put out by the sprinkler system.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland
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Posted: Aug 14, 2022

Burning letter sets duplex on fire in East Central Spokane neighborhood

Spokane Fire Department crews extinguished a blaze in the East Central neighborhood after receiving a report of a bedroom fire in a duplex just after midnight on Sunday. Firefighters arrived at 403 S. Pittsburgh St., across from Liberty Park, in about six minutes and saw smoke and flames coming from a bedroom at the back of the building, according to a release from the Spokane Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2022 2:38:00 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site
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Posted: Aug 14, 2022

Memphis (TN) Fire Truck Involved in Fatal Crash, Again

For the second time in less than a week, a Memphis (TN) fire truck was involved in a fatal wreck – this time a motorcyclist died when the two vehicles collided, according to a report published by Local Memphis ABC 24.

According to the report, the crash happened in front of Station 43 as an engine pulled out of the station responding to a call.

The motorcyclist was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead, according to the report.

Just days before a Memphis fire engine collided with a pickup truck and killed a firefighter, injured three other firefighters and the pickup driver, according to the report.

On July 25, a Memphis fire truck was involved in another crash that left one person seriously injured, according to the report.

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