Two people were seriously injured in an early morning house fire in Meadowdale, fire officials say. Crews with Snohomish County Fire responded to the two-story house fire just after 2 a.m. Saturday in the 5800 block of 152nd Street SW. When fire crews arrived, a woman and her son, two other tenants and the homeowner were out of the home.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2021 11:23:56 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

VIDEO: A brush fire that broke out in Pierce County Friday signals what could be the start to yet another devastating wildfire season in the Pacific Northwest after a catastrophic 2020. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued a temporary burn ban spanning the 13 million acres it protects.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2021 12:49:37 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Lexington (NC) Fire Department recently retired its aerial ladder firetruck following 63 years of service, according to a report on The-Dispatch.com.

To pay homage, 65-year-old former Lexington fire chief William Deal climbed the truck’s 85-foot ladder in a minute and 10 seconds. After a quick selfie he descended the ladder and sent the truck to its next call—North Carolina Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

Upon its purchase in 1958, it was the only aerial ladder truck in Davidson County.

The St. Joseph (MO) Fire Department recently broke ground at the site of its new station on Mitchell Avenue, East of I-29, according to a report on kq2.com.

Officials said that this new fire house aims to allow emergency responders to reach Deer Park in just 5 minutes and it will have state-of-the-art technology.

Officials added that the new station should be up and running April 2022.

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Ground was recently broken on a new fire station in North Odessa, according to a report on cbs7.com.

Fire Station 9, the city’s first new fire station since 1984, is 14,500 square feet and was “desperately needed,” according to officials.

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