Investigators say they have determined that the fire at a Union Gap home that led to the deaths of 2 people was intentionally set, and the deaths are being investigated as homicides. Union Gap Police and Fire responded to the house fire at the 2200 block of S 5th Avenue early Sunday morning. The next day, investigators discovered two bodies in the burnt home.
- PUB DATE: 4/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A 21-year old driver allegedly crossed the median on I-182 in Pasco Thursday morning about 11:00 a.m. causing a fiery head-on collision that sent the driver and a victim, a 35-year old woman, to the hospital and closed a westbound lane for a big chunk of midday. Commuters had to rubberneck their way around yet another wrong way wreck as officials from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) painstakingly conducted their investigation.
- PUB DATE: 4/1/2021 8:30:42 PM - SOURCE: KXRX-FM 97.1

Some Del Mar Mesa residents are in opposition to a proposed new fire station onproperty that has been set aside as a habitat conservation, reports Del Mar Times.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department plans to build the new fire station to better serve the communities of Del Mar Mesa and Torrey Hills.

Local residents found out about the proposed station about a year ago and since then have tried to get involved in the city’s process but have been frustrated about the lack of communication.

A fire department spokesperson said the department is still “very, very early” in the process on the Del Mar Mesa station.

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Jefferson voters approved spending $550,000 on a new fire truck, reports The Lincoln County News.

Voters backed the purchase of a new rescue/pumper truck by a vote of 134-22.

Other decisions included $500,000 to rebuild roads, and $14,250 for a broadband study.

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Belmar’s Goodwill Hose Co. has welcomed a 2018 Seagrave fire truck, reports TAP Into Belmar.

Firefighter training is currently under way while the fire truck has been put into service. Last summer, the borough approved a $525,000 bond ordinance to finance the purchase of the truck.

The new 24-foot-long pumper is equipped with a 750-gallon water tank and has a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pumping capacity. It is replacing a 31-year-old engine truck purchased from the Middletown Fire Department 10 years ago.

The borough’s last purchase of an engine truck was in 2002 and it received a grant in 2008 to acquire Volunteer Hook and Ladder Co.’s ladder truck.

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