A 36-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for setting fire to the outside of the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD) East Precinct in June 2020. Isaiah Thomas Willoughby, who once resided in Seattle, agreed to a plea deal in which he admitted to lighting a small pile of debris on fire outside the East Precinct in the early morning hours of June 12, 2020, which was during the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP).
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Vancouver Fire Department crews were able to extinguish a fire Monday afternoon at Great Western Malting. Four Vancouver fire units were dispatched at 2:47 p.m. Monday (Oct. 4) for a fire in a below grade grain silo. On scene maintenance workers called 9-1-1 after they were unable to control the fire with staff and fire protection equipment on scene.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Clark County Today

Several Macomb County fire departments will host annual observations this weekend, reports Macomb Daily.

Upcoming open houses include:

• Armada Township, 23175 Armada Center Road, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Fire trucks on display, safety demonstrations, bounce house, snacks and refreshments.

• Clinton Township Fire Headquarters, 42601 Romeo Plank Road, noon- 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Safety demonstrations, smoke house, spray the fire hose, light refreshments, free grab bags. Call 586-263-8437.

• Mount Clemens Fire Department, 2 Dickinson Street, noon- 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24. Safety information, equipment displays, free hot dogs, popcorn, cider and donuts.

•  St. Clair Shores Central Fire Station, 26700 Harper Avenue) noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. Car-cutting demonstrations, fire equipment on display, free cider and donuts, courtesy of Firefighters Local 1744.

• Shelby Township Fire Station No. 1, 6345 23 Mile Road (between Van Dyke Avenue and Mound Road), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. Tours of the station, educational displays, Sparky the Dog, dunk tank with proceeds benefitting the Great Lakes Burn Camp.

A Tuesday fire displaced several families from a Kelso home and sent two children to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Public Information Officer Bryan Ditterick said the fire was likely started when a space heater or hot plate ignited items around them, but an investigation still is pending.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 4:21:18 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Fire departments across Alabama are participating in Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reports CBS 42.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue is brining out their pink fire engine, “Corrine,” to further raise awareness. And in honor of the month and the affected members of the Alabaster Fire Department family