A homeowner was taken to the hospital after suffering burns while trying to put out a fire in a large detached garage in Snohomish. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue responded to the fire around 6 p.m. Wednesday and found heavy flames coming from the structure.

The homeowner had been trying to extinguish the fire before firefighters arrived and suffered minor burns, according to fire officials. Medics evaluated the person at the scene before transporting them to a hospital for treatment. The injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Firefighters worked to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading beyond the garage. No other injuries were reported. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating what caused the fire.
Officials have not released additional details about the extent of the damage or what may have sparked the blaze.

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PHOTOS: A Richland family was rescued from their balcony late Wednesday night after a fire in their apartment. It happened at the Shorline Apartment Homes just off of Duportail Street and Tanglewood Drive just after 8:30pm.

When firefighters arrived on scene, law enforcement and neighbors were working to get the family down off the second floor balcony. They also helped get others out of the three-story apartment building.

Heavy smoke could be seen inside the apartment and crews went to work putting out the fire. People from nearby buildings also left their homes and waited as firefighters put water on the fire.

According to witnesses at the scene, they said the fire was in the laundry area and the apartment quickly filled with smoke.vAt this time, it’s not known if anyone was hurt but everyone was able to get out of the building.

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VIDEO: Stevens County leaders were weighing a countywide EMS proposal from Stevens County Fire District 1 Chief, Mike Bucy as officials outlined ambulance needs and future service demands. A letter said the SCFD1 board recommended at least nine ambulances across the county, including basic and advanced life support. It also said the proposal called for a countywide lid lift to help fund added services.

That draft plan could lead to legislative changes tied to a public safety tax increase from 0.4% to 1%. Chief Bucy said building EMS service takes more than buying an ambulance. He urged people across Stevens County to learn more and talk with their local districts and EMS agencies.

“You just can’t go buy an ambulance and start an EMS service. There’s there’s a lot of factors that play into this. I think the the community needs to reach out, educate themselves. Talk to their individual districts, talk to their individual EMS agencies, and and and start paying attention to what’s going on countywide and how best to solve this problem,” Bucy said.

EMS and Trauma Care Council Chair Adenea Sellars said a countywide levy would affect every community in Stevens County. She said county commissioners were willing to consider the idea carefully.

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Buffalo Common Council is weighing $20 million in BFSA borrowing for emergency repairs as Mayor Sean Ryan and Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams clash over the plan and its costs.

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El Dorado County approved transferring about $450,000 in developer fees to reimburse El Dorado Hills Fire Department for equipment.

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