VIDEO: Two people were rescued from a fire that damaged at least three apartment units in Kent on Wednesday morning. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to the apartment building near Southeast 236th Street and 101st Place Southeast about 8:52 a.m. after multiple 911 calls reported the fire.

Crews saw heavy fire at the front of the building. The bulk of the fire was on the first floor, and it spread to the second floor and a third floor loft area, according to Puget Sound Fire spokesperson Pat Pawlak. Two people who were on their second-floor balcony at the back of the building were rescued, along with a dog and two cats.

Four residents were treated for minor injuries, but no one was transported to the hospital, Pawlak said. The fire was knocked down, and crews remain on scene to search for hot spots. There are eight units in the building, including one that was vacant. All residents were evacuated, and seven families will be relocated, Pawlak said.

The fire was upgraded to a working fire, which brings additional resources to the scene, including an additional ladder truck, support vehicles and King County Medic One. Renton Regional Fire Authority, Valley Regional Fire Authority and Kent Police Department also provided support. Puget Sound Energy disconnected power to the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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PHOTOS: Vancouver firefighters responded to Alan Webb Chevrolet early Monday morning after reports of multiple vehicles on fire at the dealership. Firefighters at the scene told KATU’s Mike Warner they believe at least six vehicles were fully engulfed when they arrived and that about a dozen vehicles were damaged.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire, but fire crews said they frequently respond to fires involving homeless people in the area. Fire crews were called to 3712 N.E. 66th Ave. around 4:05 a.m. Monday and managed to knock down the flames.

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VIDEO:A group of Spokane firefighters found themselves part of a unique rescue mission last week: going fishing for two dozen koi in a wildfire victim’s pond! The crews from Valley Regional Fire Authority and Moses Lake were on hotspot patrol in the Indian Trails neighborhood when they saw two sisters with pool nets in a backyard, so they walked over to see if they needed help.

Alyssa Wicks and her sister explained that this was their grandparent’s house and backyard that burnt down, and her grandma had a koi pond. “She really cared for them; they were like her pets. On hot days, she would even put ice chunks in the pond to cool them down,” Wicks said.

The pond had been burned over, sitting just feet from the home that was torched. It was full of ash and debris from the Old Trails fire. The firefighters immediately got to work, saying they were up for a challenge since there weren’t any hotspots around to monitor. Some of that crew even took off their boots and climbed into the pond to help drain the water, while others wrangled the fish. The sisters had a kiddie pool with them, which the crews used to scoop up water out of the pond to drain it.

It took about an hour, but they were able to get about 20 koi fish out. Weak but alive, the fish were loaded up into a cooler to take home. Valley Regional Battalion Chief Jordan Gustafson said this is all part of a day’s work. “We are getting koi fish out of ponds, helping evacuate people’s families if they need it, just helping people whatever they need, being a human Swiss Army knife,” Gustafson said.

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Lincoln Fire and Rescue demolished its 1964 training tower at 300 South St. and plans a new four-story modular tower ready in 2027.

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Casper Fire-EMS put two new $750,000 engines into service, choosing a simpler design with fewer electronics to reduce repairs and downtime, officials said.

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