Residents living close to Salnave Elementary School in Cheney were asked to evacuate the area Tuesday morning as a result of a reported natural gas leak. The Cheney Fire Department notified residents that lived within a block of Salnave Elementary to evacuate immediately due to a natural gas leak. The evacuation was categorized as level three, according to the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications Center.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Fire crews are investigating after an abandoned building caught on fire in Seattle Tuesday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), at around 7:45 a.m., crews responded to a small building fire at Beacon Ave. S and 12th Ave. S near Beacon Hill Elementary School. SFD crews confirmed that the house, covered with graffiti and surrounded with overgrown brush, was abandoned.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

On the anniversary of the deadliest climate-related disaster in our region’s history, King County leaders announced the development of its first-ever Extreme Heat Mitigation Strategy. Exactly one year ago, triple-digit temperatures swept the Pacific Northwest, claiming the lives of 38 people in western Washington in just three days’ time.
- PUB DATE: 6/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Last Monday, Charlotte County Fire and EMS held a push-in ceremony for its new Engine 16.

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The new apparatus is a 2021 E-One Cyclone 2 pumper, capable of pumping 1,250 gallons per minute and boasting a 1,000-gallon tank. The price tag, including equipment, was $700,000.

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FA reported that Bella Vista fire station 3 opened on January 31. Well, now it has ambulance service, too.

The former Station 3 wasn’t large enough to house an ambulance crew at 2,500 square feet, reports nwaonline.com. But the new facility’s square footage is exactly three times that.

Housing an ambulance at Station 3—located at the intersection of Glasgow and Edinburgh roads, across from its predecessor—means it will arrive minutes earlier, according to the report.

New Station 3 has individual sleeping quarters, as opposed to communal ones, six bedrooms, a larger kitchen, an office, and a workout room. The new digs also has three drive-through bays, up from two at the former facility.