Three people were airlifted to the hospital Monday after a suspected impaired driver caused a serious wreck on Interstate 5 in Federal Way, ending with a car on fire, authorities said. State troopers and firefighters responded to the scene, in the southbound lanes of I-5 near 375th Street just north of Pierce County, at about 7:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

While the brush fire in the field adjacent to the 800 block of Wheeler Road is contained, Moses Lake Fire Department will remain on site to douse hot spots and monitor flare ups, said Captain Phil Walker. “People can expect to see smoke in that area for a while,” he said. Seven Moses Lake Fire Department rigs and 10 Grant County Fire District 5 rigs, providing mutual aid, responded at about 1:45 p.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 10:06:27 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered SIte

Two days after a consuming blaze gutted a Soap Lake church, a local fire chief is confident about the nature of the fire. Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard is convinced that Saturday evening’s fire at the House of Prayer Slavic Baptist Church was an “accident,” and was not arson. Sheppard says the point of origin of the blaze was in the kitchen near the back of the building.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 8:33:27 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

Raynham Fire Department is one of nearly 300 fire departments across the state to have been awarded a grant for fire equipment, reports Wicked Local.

The grants are awarded via the Department of Fire Services Fiscal Year 2021 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. The $4 million awarded to departments statewide is part of a $25 million bond bill filed by the Baker-Polito Administration to support firefighter health and safety over the next five years.

The $10,900 grant awarded to the Raynham Fire Department will be used to purchase a gear dryer to clean Raynham firefighters’ personal protective equipment.

Fire departments in Massachusetts were able to apply to this program for 114 different types of eligible equipment, including personal protective clothing, gear washers and dryers, thermal imaging cameras, assorted hand tools and extrication equipment, communications resources, hazardous gas meters, fitness equipment and more.

The city of Brentwood will host a virtual meeting for residents to learn more about its new fire station, reports Community Impact.

The city purchased the land in 2018 and is expected to begin construction later this year. A contract for design and construction services was approved earlier this year.

A presentation for the meeting can be viewed here.