As of Sunday morning, the Schneider Springs fire has burned more than 107,000 acres. Crews have now reached 43 percent containment. The incident management team says they're expecting cooler and wetter weather to come through this evening. Fire officials say conditions will likely support efforts to connect and reinforce containment lines along 1706 Road near Edgar Rock across to American Ridge and down to the American River, as well as along the 410 corridor near Cliffdell.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Women in Fire announced Sunday that the International Women in Fire Conference will take place in Spokane. After the initial delay due to COVID-19, Women in Fire plan to host this event that has been three years in the making on Sep. 28th through Oct. 1st. This will be the first time the Women in Fire conference has been held in the Pacific Northwest.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Spokane firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze in a historic downtown church on Sunday afternoon. Ladders were called in to help put out a fire at 518 W. Third Ave., the current site of the New Community Church. The brick building, completed in 1907, was the former home of the old Central United Methodist Church until 2017.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2021 2:01:03 PM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Earlier this week, the Duncan (SC) Fire Department had two firefighters sent to the hospital following a crash involving Duncan Rescue 13, which was responding to an accident on Interstate 85.

The firefighters were in the apparatus—which stayed upright for the duration of the incident—at the time of impact. Both were transported to Spartanburg Regional for evaluation; one sustained minor injuries while the other needed surgery on his back, which was performed shortly after arrival and went well.

“We would like to say Thank You to all the many departments that assisted with this incident today and ask that you keep both Firefighters involved in your thoughts and prayers for a speedy and full recovery,” the department said on Facebook. “Our Primary Unit will be down for quite some time so we would also like to specifically thank our neighbors at Startex FD for loaning us a spare unit so that we can keep ‘Rescue 13’ in service.”

The Killeen (TX) Fire Department has put together a 5- to 6-year plan that includes addressing the lack of fire stations in newer parts of the city, reports kwtx.com.

Estimates have the cost of a new station around the $8-$10-million range, the report says, which includes updating some of the current facilities. An inspection of current facilities revealed issues like missing exhaust outlets, improper storage, and lack of space.

There’s currently no timetable for the start of construction on any new stations, according to the report, though residents may soon be surveyed on what they feel should be prioritized.