Dozens of people are displaced after a fire at a Tacoma apartment complex Monday morning. The Red Cross reported 75 people were forced out of their homes and 30 units were damaged at the Forest Hill Village Apartments off of South Tyler Street. The Disaster Action Team and volunteers from the South Puget Sound and Olympics chapter are working with individuals impacted to provide immediate assistance, including emergency shelter and comfort items, according to a press release.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2021 7:44:05 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Officials recently voted to replace Ocean City (MD) Fire Department’s Station 3 firehouse at 74th Street with a state-of-the-art firehouse in front of the Public Safety Building at 66th Street, reports MDCoastDispatch.com.

Station 3, built in 1969 and expanded in 1987, “lacks suitable engine bay space, has inadequate living space for staff and the overhead door clearance is insufficient for new equipment,” among other issues, officials said.

The new station at 66th Street would cost an estimated $5.5 million, the report said, although that price could come down with a contribution from the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company, which owns the 74th street station land and has offered to sell and contribute the proceeds to the cost of the new station.

The Amarillo (TX) Fire Department recently introduced its new Fire Station 5, reports Myhighplains.com.

The station, located at 3200 S. Washington, is one of three new fire stations approved by voters in 2016, the report said.

The three new stations—which includes Fire Station 3, located at 7441 Oxford Dr., and Fire Station 9, located at 2015 Paramount Blvd.—were completed ahead of schedule and under the proposed budget, fire officials said.

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VIDEO: The Fire Chief of Spokane County Fire District 8 says a fire that started near Valley Ford has been contained. The fire burned a 1.6 acres. Crews with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) plan to stay and monitor for any hotspots overnight. Video and pictures sent into the KHQ newsroom showed the flames from a good distance away.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2021 12:19:47 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane