Firefighters extinguished a Kent house fire Monday morning, Nov. 15 in the 23600 block of 51st Avenue South, just east of the Green River. Firefighters responded at about 8 a.m. according to a Puget Sound Fire tweet. Within two hours, the fire was out. There were no injuries and the cause is under investigation, according to Kent-based Puget Sound Fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 1:22:38 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

A $400,000 Rural and Small Town Grant will go toward design work on the Williamstown (MA) Fire Department’s new station.

The Williamstown Prudential Committee purchased a Main Street property in 2018 with the intent of constructing a new station on it. The current Water Street facility was built in 1950 and has been deemed too small.

“The Town of Williamstown will create specification and schematic designs for redesign phase of a Fire Station built in 1950,” a press release notes, “to improve and meet standards and guidelines as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Aire Force Fire Station Design Guide to improve the station’s response time, deployment, and rescue process.

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PHOTOS: Thankfully, the angels were watching out for one woman and her dog. It was a heroic recovery done with teamwork from several agencies. Last Friday night, just before 10, crews were sent out on a water recovery mission near Zillah. According to fire officials, drones spotted the woman, Laura Larsen of Yakima, and her dog Bailey on top of her vehicle in the fast-moving current.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 10:47:06 AM - SOURCE: KEYW-FM 98.3 Pasco

Two Tate County (MS) volunteer fire departments, District 1 and Looxahoma, have been approved by the Board of Supervisors to order new pumper trucks, with expected delivery by the end of 2022, reports taterecord.com.

Officials say the replacement plan is Round 13 and 14 of the Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program, and the county receives a $90,000 rebate on each truck it orders. They’re finalizing the necessary forms before they’re sent to the state fire marshal for approval.

The new pumper trucks have an estimated price tag of $330,000 each, the report says.

If awarded, the department can use either a cap loan or pay for the trucks in cash, the report says. The former, set up to be paid off in 10 years, is what the department will likely do, officials say.

A man was recently flown to a hospital following a collision with Front Royal (VA) Fire Department’s Engine 1-Bravo, reports winchesterstar.com.

The accident occurred near Strasburg Road and Homestead Drive just before 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the report. The apparatus—carrying three crew members—had responded to reports of a nearby crash and was returning to headquarters when it collided with a pickup truck carrying just the driver.

The truck was traveling east on Strasburg Road when it swerved to avoid hitting a stalled eastbound vehicle attempting to make a left turn, the report says. As a result, the apparatus collided with a westbound Toyota Tacoma. Fire crews found the pickup’s driver entrapped, and he was extricated after about 30 minutes.

The report notes that the driver, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered serious-but-non-life-threatening injuries before he was flown to INOVA Fairfax Hospital for treatment.

The three firefighters involved in the crash, who also were all wearing seatbelts, were transported to Warren Memorial Hospital and released without significant injury, the report says. Officials say Front Royal’s Conor Wright, 25, was operating the apparatus.

The apparatus will be out of service for a significant period, but that will not affect the department as the engine was a back-up.

Charges are pending as the crash remains under investigation by police officials.