There is anxiety along the picturesque, rolling wheat fields and pine forested draws of the Palouse in eastern Washington right now, where folks will tell you it looks and feels more like mid-July than the middle of May. "Just a watch and see, [you] pray a lot," says Cindy LaMontagne. The dry winds have been blowing an unusual number of days, with little or no rain, which stirs up trauma for people like her who lost their homes in a fast moving range fire last Labor Day.
- PUB DATE: 5/20/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXJZ CapRadio

Amid calls for continuity from city leaders, the Spokane City Council approved a four-year contract with American Medical Response for ambulance services on Monday. The new agreement maintains the significant price hike hesitantly approved by council members under a one-year bridge contract last year.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2021 11:52:33 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Grant County Fire District 7 is in dire need of air in terms of updating the apparatuses that provide oxygen to firefighters when navigating through thick smoke during a blaze. The High Rollers Auxiliary is the fundraising liaison for the fire department. For the first time, the auxiliary club has moved its fundraising efforts online; a GoFundMe has been started.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2021 6:50:08 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

Quail Creek Bank, the sponsor of Proud to Serve, is recognizing Fire Station 6 for its role in the community, reports KFOR 4.

Fire Station 6 also includes an Oklahoma City firefighters museum that features a 1910 American LaFrance engine.

The Logan Municipal Council voted to table the resolution of building a new fire station until more information and data can be provided, reports The Herald Journal.

The fire chief provided the council a presentation that detailed possible sites for a future station, including his preference for the site. But, this option has multiple surrounding business owners concerned about loss of parking and customers.

The Municipal Council wants more information, including traffic studies for the locations being considered for the new fire station..