One person was displaced following a fire at an apartment complex in Vancouver Sunday afternoon. The Vancouver Fire Department said crews were called out to a fire in a two-story apartment building located at 1729 Murton Street shortly after 2 p.m. First crews to arrive found fire showing from a window in a second floor unit.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV Fox 12 Beaverton

A 30-year-old South Kitsap man is accused of setting fire to his house Sunday, with witnesses telling investigators the man said he wanted to kill everyone and earlier that day said, “I’m just going to set it on fire.” South Kitsap Fire and Rescue firefighters responded at about 6 p.m. to the fire on the 6700 block of SE Mile Hill Drive, where residents told them they suspected the 30-year-old of setting the fire, according to court documents.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 5:23:13 PM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site

The Fire Station Building Committee recently reviewed preliminary designs for the new Greenfield (MA) Fire Department station to be built on the Main Street property near the Coombs Avenue intersection, reports recorder.com.

In a virtual presentation, Pacheco Ross Architects officials showed the plans, which include administrative offices, apparatus bays, dormitories, a living space, as well as an entryway for the public with a vestibule for the station museum, the report says.

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The design aims to incorporate both the traditional historic design of fire stations while also giving it a modern look. The committee was said to be enthusiastic about the design, the report says.

Both the temporary and permanent stations are expected to cost $17.3 million altogether, and the architectural firm says it will have more details at the next meeting.

After months of negotiations, the city has closed on the sale of the Main Street property near the intersection with Coombs Avenue, slated to be the location of the new fire station. Read more @TheRecorderNews https://t.co/d49Hd04qBm

— City of Greenfield (@GreenfieldMA) October 22, 2021

The City of Spokane Fire Department is one of six departments nationwide piloting “Sound Off Online.” The virtual program connects second and third-grade teachers to fire professionals. The program uses evidence of early learning to help kids understand the importance of fire safety. Sound Off Online will record data to track the progress of the program.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 4:02:54 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A November 2 ballot for Spotsylvania (VA) County residents includes whether to borrow up to $400 million for various projects, including about $32 million for public safety, reports fredericksburg.com.

The $32.2 million would go toward a new logistics and training center, a new fire and rescue station, a replacement for another station, and replacement fire and rescue vehicles, the report says.

Even if voters approve the bond proposals, there’s no guarantee the county would use the funds, according to the report.

The logistics and training center, with a price tag of $3.1 million, would be an approximately 8,500-square-foot training building with classrooms, kitchen, a bunkroom, showers, locker rooms, and office space, the report says. It could also include a 5,000-square-foot, three-bay structure and a 5,000-square-foot logistics center.

New fire trucks, $14,673,772, and ambulances, $5,264,162, account for the largest portion of the funds. A new Massaponax station is almost $6.6 million, and another station project—replacing the Partlow station, which was built in the 1980s—accounts for $2.5 million.