Marking a significant milestone, a fire department in West Haven welcomed its first female firefighter, who was officially sworn in Tuesday at Minor Park Station. Samantha Trayer, a 32-year-old resident of Milford, experienced a groundbreaking moment as she was sworn in by Iris Diaz, chairwoman of Allingtown's Board of Fire Commissioners.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIT-TV NBC 30 New Britain

PHOTOS: United States Coast Guard crews responded to a partially sunken boat near the First Avenue boat ramp on Thursday morning. USCG crews worked with Seattle Fire, Seattle Police, and local Washington Department of Ecology responders to set up an “absorbent boom” around what they describe as a cabin cruiser.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTO: Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue Captain Joe Delvo is retiring after almost 20 years with KVFR and over 31 years in fire service. Delvo started in fire service in June 1985 with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. He held multiple positions throughout his years with the DNR and spent countless hours fighting wildfires around the state.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 11:13:00 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

PHOTOS: There’s a delay for the start of in-person learning for students at Endeavour Elementary School in Mukilteo. It’s all due to the amount of work required after a fire hit the school early in the morning on Dec. 4, long before any staff or students would have shown up for school. The fire did not destroy the school, but it did enough damage that the district had to transition that school to remote learning, with plans to be back in the building after winter break on Jan.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 6:10:21 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

An Aurora construction site erupted into flames just after midnight Thursday. Crews continued to put out hotspots hours later. The building is a planned multi-family complex off the intersection of S. Aurora Parkway and S. Addison Court. No one had moved in just yet, according to Aurora Fire Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver