Firefighters found one person dead inside a Tacoma apartment following a fire there early Wednesday. At 12:41 p.m., Tacoma Fire crews were dispatched to the apartment building in the 6300 block of North 26th Street after receiving reports of a fire there. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming out of a first-floor unit of the two-story building.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Yakima Fire Department has named a new Deputy Fire Chief. Chris Hutsell started in his new position in May, according to YFD. Prior to joining YFD he spent 25 years with the Kennewick Fire Department and served as Deputy Chief with Kittitas County Fire District 7. “It is exciting to have Chris on board as Deputy Fire Chief,” said Fire Chief Aaron Markham.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 4:48:00 PM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now

VIDEO: Level 3 Evacuation orders were issued Sunday in the Rex Creek area of Lake Chelan due to a wildfire that has grown to 300 acres, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The DNR responded to the Pioneer Fire located approximately 31 miles northwest of Chelan near the east shore.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:17:54 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

PHOTOS: A suspect believed to have shot a man at a downtown Miami apartment complex and ignited a 3-alarm fire that engulfed the building has been taken into custody, authorities said Monday evening. Miami Police confirmed the identity of the suspect in the shooting and fire at the Temple Court Apartments as 73-year-old Juan Francisco Figueroa.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

VIDEO: When Exeter Firefighter/Paramedic Matt Greene took up the fiddle five years ago, his vow to practice every day meant he would need to play during downtime between emergency calls on his 24-hour shifts. But what started as a passion for the violin quickly became a therapeutic experience on a challenging job that regularly involves witnessing trauma and responding to tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston