In the area Eastside Fire & Rescue serves, there have been 67 fatal overdoses since January 2020. Battalion Chief Greg Garat has been there to respond to the 911 calls. "With the fentanyl that's getting mixed into the drugs, you never know what you're going to get," Garat said. At a Friday news conference about crime in downtown Seattle, Frank Tarentino III, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Seattle Field Division, said drugs are fueling the problem.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

One person died after a motorhome caught fire early Monday morning in north Everett. Dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting the fire just after 1:00 a.m. Callers said there may be a person trapped inside. When crews arrived, flames were shooting out of the motorhome which was parked in an alley near 35th St.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

The Chief Sealth International High School community is mourning an educator who also served as the school’s tennis coach. 37-year-old Steadman Mathis died after an early-morning fire at his home in White Center on Sunday. Firefighters responded to the house in the 400 block of SW 108th [map] around 3:45 am on Sunday (March 6th).
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: West Seattle Blog

VIDEO: All southbound lanes on I-5 in Lakewood have reopened Tuesday morning after a car crashed into an overhead highway sign, causing it to collapse. The crash happened at about midnight near Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest. Traffic was diverted off Bridgeport Way. Crews were able to remove the structure off the highway and lanes reopened before 6 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

The Hindman Volunteer Fire Department received a $10,000 grant from the Fire Commission which will go toward the purchase of new personal protective equipment.

The plan is to purchase new boots, turnout pants, coats, Nomex hoods, helmets, and gloves, reports wkyt.com.

Officials say a set of gear runs about $1,600 to $2,000, depending upon brand. Then, add it up for every member in the department and it gets expensive. More than 230 fire departments also received the grant, the report says.