VIDEO: An investigation is underway after a crash and fire involving a semitruck and car on the eastbound State Route 18 ramp to State Route 167 in Auburn on Monday evening. Rescuers with South King Fire & Rescue said a man suffered multiple burns and is in critical condition. A veteran of the Marine Corps who was driving by pulled the victim from the cab of the semitruck, firefighters said.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and Benton County Fire District #2 (BCFD #2) have collaborated to bring a shallow water rescue boat to the region. The vessel will primarily be stationed in Benton City at the BCFD #2 station, but will service water rescues along the Yakima River throughout Benton County.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Dana Bray remembered September 8, 2019, as the unforgettable day her seizures began. It started with what she thought was a bad reaction to a medication that left her unconscious and not breathing on her condo floor in Renton, a Seattle suburb in King County, Washington. Her downstairs neighbor found her purple and almost dead.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Health Affairs

An early-morning fire at a Bothell strip mall has left business owners scrambling to recover. Fire crews were dispatched to the strip mall on Meridian Avenue South near 228th Street Southeast at around 2:35 a.m. Monday. “I don’t know the specific damage yet. I don’t know if refrigeration is working or if any equipment was damaged.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Chelan County Fire District 1 on Saturday dedicated its Squilchuck Fire Station in the name of late fire commissioner and firefighter Mike Compton. The new station replaces a 1975 building that had not been manned since 2017. “Firefighter Mike Compton would drive by this station every time he came to town,” the fire district said.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life