One resident was displaced after an early-morning fire at an apartment in Auburn. Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) crews were dispatched at around 4 a.m. to reports of heavy smoke coming from the apartment windows and front door of a unit.

One person inside the affected unit was able to evacuate. The Red Cross will assist the resident, according to VRFA. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and an investigator was called to the scene. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

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Three San Carlos Park Fire District firefighters were injured when their apparatus collided with a Brinks armored truck.

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Los Angeles voters approved a half-cent sales tax hike to fund improvements to the fire department.

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Buffalo Common Council approved $34.9 million in emergency borrowing from Mayor Sean Ryan’s capital budget, while $59.1 million in other projects remain under review.

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Wyoming fire districts still face funding pressure after Prop 1 failed, and lawmakers may revisit bills to raise levy caps or redirect EMS money to help districts cover costs.

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