Residents of a mobile home in the 200 block of Boodry Street in Wenatchee are now displaced after a fire Wednesday morning completely destroyed the structure. Chelan County Fire District 1 Captain Al Torres said they received the call around 10:40 am and when crews arrived the building was fully involved.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2021 10:55:40 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

The Twenty-Five Mile Fire near Chelan is up to 18 percent contained while some evacuations have been reduced. The fire has burned more than 11,000 acres, according to incident command. More than 600 personnel are assigned to the fire. Fire command has announced the evacuation level has been downgraded to Level 2 for South Lakeshore Drive.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2021 5:15:09 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

Construction costs that are rising could have an effect on the plan for a Laurinburg fire station, reports The Laurinburg Exchange.

To pay for the fire station, the city received a $1.25 million grant from GoldenLEAF in December 2019 and $135,898 from FEMA in November 2020.

The base plan at $1.5 million was a three-bay facility that would not be able to put all the equipment in a closed-in and controlled area which could hurt homeowners insurance due to the equipment not being stored “correctly.”

The second plan at $2 million was a fully enclosed three-bay facility that would have two open bays as well with plans to enclose it at a later date.

Susanville Fire Department has welcomed a fire truck to its fleet, reports Lassen County Times.

The ladder truck is substantially funded by an $800,000 grant and local fire mitigation funds.

A fire truck is being used to help raise awareness of fire prevention, reports BlackburnNews.com.

Each of the six fire stations will have one truck with fire prevention signage on it within the next six months. The messaging costs about $600 per truck.

The message reads “Fire Happens Fast.” Another message posted at the side of a fire truck read “Protect What Matters Most.”