The city of Othello will spend $637,670 to buy a new fire truck. Mayor Shawn Logan said the new truck is what’s called a pumper, which gets most of its water supply from a fire hydrant and is primarily used to fight structure fires. The truck will be built from the chassis up, and construction will take a year to 18 months.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2021 9:07:49 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald

A 7-year-old girl and her father died early Thursday morning in a house fire near Mukilteo. Leslie Hynes of South County Fire said it happened about 3 a.m. in the 2800 block of York Road. The home is located at the end of a long driveway. The house was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. Firefighters had to back out of the house after the roof collapsed.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2021 4:17:43 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

The St. Lucie County Fire District has welcomed a new fire apparatus, reports CBS 12.

The station put Engine 1 into service with a traditional “push-in” ceremony in Fort Pierce.

Chaplain Tommy Neiman, a retired lieutenant, presided over the ceremony.

The Martinsville Fire Department’s 1948 fire station has had a major indoor renovation, reports Martinsville Bulletin.

A roof leak had caused damage. Once the roof leak was repaired, the walls could be fixed. Removing all the plaster that had covered the brick was a difficult job.

The group also installed dimming lights and ceiling fans, sealed the brick and painted the rest of the room.

Honor guard axes and old helmets the department had collected over the years were hung on the brick wall.

New Hanover County Fire Rescue has rededicated a fire station that was damaged by Hurricane Florence, reports WECT 6.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “The station was badly damaged after Hurricane Florence, and today we are celebrating the completion of repairs and renovations that have made the station even stronger and better equipped for our fire rescue staff to serve and protect this critical industrial corridor.”

NHCFR crews operated out of an old fire station located on the site of the Stepan Plant. This allowed NHCFR to continue providing important fire protection and safety.