A spark from burning cardboard ignited the roof of a Port Angeles home Sunday afternoon. Shaughn Mellor, one of the renters at 1358 Campbell Ave., said the fire started as he was burning cardboard in the home’s fireplace. A friend, who arrived about two hours before a barbecue Mellor had planned, ran toward the house as he saw flames and smoke shooting from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 2:30:57 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

A paraglider who was trapped on a cliff face in Grant County has been rescued by a military helicopter. At about 4 p.m. Sunday, rescuers were called out for a paraglider stuck on a cliff face, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. A helicopter from the Yakima Firing Range arrived from across the Columbia River to make the rescue, said Kyle Foreman of the GCSO.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2017 11:40:19 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

Three people are recovering after a nasty rollover crash in downtown Seattle. The crash occurred in a construction zone near the Bank of America Plaza late Saturday night. The car flipped and hit a pedestrian, Seattle Fire says. A driver and passenger were inside the car at the time of the crash. Firefighters say the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and was pinned between a construction rig and his own car's steering wheel.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2017 10:44:47 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Snohomish County Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved a new contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 1828 representing the district’s more than 200 professional firefighters. The action was taken at the fire district’s June 6 board meeting.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2017 10:24:11 AM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

On June 9th around 2:00 a.m., Fire District 5 was dispatched to a reported possible structure fire. On arrival, units found a small residence half involved threatening a second large structure that was the original Outlook General store believed to be built in the late 1800’s. Within minutes of crews arriving on scene, the General store started to become involved in fire as well.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 10:08:29 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com