VIDEO: Making things is a passion of Greg Blanchat. But instead of making art, he makes fire trucks. Blanchat turned a near tragedy into a passion to save lives. “When you suit up, when you snap in, you really feel it. Like I say, ‘Fire is a living, breathing thing,’ and I really think it can think too,” said Blanchat.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 3 Wichita

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Officials have started to lower alert levels within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park after the Kilauea volcano began to erupt early Monday morning in an area that hasn’t seen an eruption in nearly 50 years. According to an alert from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards was raised from watch to warning, and the Aviation Color Code was changed from orange to red after the new eruption began around 12:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX Weather

A woman is dead after an early-morning apartment fire in north Seattle Tuesday. Seattle Fire crews were called around 5 a.m. to the 900 block of NE 63rd Street. The apartment building is vacant and is down the street from Whole Foods. Four people were found and rescued from inside the apartment building, but a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: One person is dead after an early morning barn fire north of Ridgefield, fire officials say. According to Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue, they were dispatched to a report of a building fire at 29416 NW 51st Avenue around 7:03 a.m. Officials say when the first fire crew arrived they saw a large barn/outbuilding engulfed in flames, and the fire started to spread to an RV and car next to the outbuilding.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

Electric Avenue bridge in Bellingham was closed Monday night due to critical structural issues. The bridge is expected to be closed at least two weeks. The bridge will remain open for pedestrians and bicyclists. Critical failures were found during a recent inspection of the bridge. Crews are finalizing a detour plan.
- PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle