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Posted: Nov 10, 2021

Fire at Bellingham storage facility believed intentional, caused estimated $250,000 damage

A pair of fires that are believed to have been intentionally set caused an estimated $250,000 in damage to a storage facility just west of Interstate 5 near Bellingham International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 9. The Bellingham Fire Department responded to the Airport Storage facility in the 3300 block of Airport Drive at 11:48 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Nov 10, 2021

Leader of tree poaching ring that started Olympic Peninsula forest fire is sentenced

A man accused as part of a tree-poaching ring suspected of illegally harvesting maple trees in Olympic National Forest has been sentenced. The group’s activities led to a massive forest fire in 2018. Andrew Wilke, 39, was convicted in July of conspiracy, theft of public property, depredation of public property, trafficking in unlawfully harvested timber and attempting to traffic in unlawfully harvested timber.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune
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Posted: Nov 10, 2021

Smoke over Philadelphia not hazardous after junkyard fire, health officials say

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A large fire that overcame a junkyard Tuesday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia continued to smolder hours after firefighters gained control of the inferno that sent thick black smoke billowing across the city. Fire crews from multiple departments responded to the construction waste recycling facility on the 3700 block of South 61st Street just before 4 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTXF-TV FOX 29 Philadelphia
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Posted: Nov 9, 2021

Search for missing Seattle firefighter enters second week

Searchers looking for Seattle Deputy Fire Chief Jay Schreckengost got a break from the weather Tuesday. While weather forecasts called for up to 6 inches of snow in the area near Cliffdell where searchers are looking for the 56-year-old hunter, there was only 2.5 inches, said Kittitas County Sheriff’s Inspector Chris Whitsett.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 6:19:27 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Nov 9, 2021

Decatur (IL) Fire Rescue Set to Cut Station 3’s Ribbon

Decatur (IL) Fire Rescue has announced a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday from 11 a.m. until noon for its new Station 3.

Station 3, located at 855 N. Fairview Ave., is the second of three planned new Decatur facilities—Station 5 opened in March 2020 and Station 7 is set to open in 2022.

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