A detached log cabin is a complete loss after a fire ripped through it Wednesday morning. The fire was near 5300 North Mayhew Road. The Spokane Valley Fire Department said the cabin was fully involved with flames up to 60 feet in the air. The cabin was in the backyard of a home. There is some damage to the vinyl on the home.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

A house fire early this morning, Friday, October 8, in the 200 block of North 30th Avenue caused an estimated $350,000 in damages. Yakima Fire Department (YFD) firefighters were called to the scene at around 3:10 am on Friday morning, causing the family to be displaced. Fire crews found a fire involving a single-family home.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Somerville has bought a reserve fire truck from Scotch Plains for $18,000, reports My Central Jersey.

The borough’s oldest fire truck was submerged during a flood in September flooding. The fire truck had already been scheduled to be retrofitted or replaced.

The 1996 Pierce fire engine was declared as surplus property by Scotch Plains.

The fire engine will be in the annual Inspection Day parade on Main Street on Saturday afternoon.

Elementary students toured the Williston Fire Department Station 1, reports Williston Herald.

Firefighters, engineers and paramedics explained their roles, showed equipment and answered questions. They focused on answering questions about the fire engine and showing kids the different components of the rig.

Windcrest Fire Department is planning to celebrate a new ladder truck with the traditional push-in ceremony, reports MySA.com.

Reaching heights of 100-feet vertically and 93-feet horizontally, the Ascendant 100-foot Aerial Tower comes with 800-foot hose bed capacity, storage area for five extension ladders, and a pump capable of dispensing 1,500-2,000 gallons of water per minute.

The city spent months working with one vendor before pulling that work contract and going with a second vendor.