A woman's SUV caught fire on her way home in Yakima on Wednesday evening after she says she had just bought it with the money from her stimulus check. Firefighters responded to multiple calls of a car fire around 6:00 pm, according to Yakima City fire crews at the scene. The driver said she bought the older model Jeep Grand Cherokee for $1,200 the same day she received her $1,400 stimulus check.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Neighbors described the rural Kelso man accused of detonating explosives that burned down his home Wednesday during an armed standoff with a SWAT team as both a good neighbor and “the type of neighbor you don’t make eye contact with.” John Threlfall, 41, was charged Thursday with first-degree arson, discharging a weapon, two counts of second-degree assault, drive-by shooting and hit-and-run from both a standoff at his home Wednesday and road rage incident Sunday that led to the confrontation.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 5:27:39 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

The La Crosse Fire Department has unveiled plans for a new fire station, reports La Crosse Tribune.

The new facility is expected to replace the 81-year-old existing station. A revamp of the fire station is priced near $5.9 million, although pricing is rising due to the pandemic.

A task force has recommended modernizing all fire stations.

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Officials have approved a new fire truck costing $1.8 million, reports My Muskoka Now.

In the current fleet, a 21-year-old pumper is in need of replacement. There’s also have a need for an aerial fire truck.

The fire department has also applied to receive a share of the $5 million funding the provincial government is offering to the 441 departments in Ontario.

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Cushing residents have approved the purchase of a fire truck and ambulance, reports Knox Village Group.

Residents approved the measure for a $370,000 by a vote of 294 to 7. Before the approval, the fire department had three fire trucks with one of them being more than 30-years-old.

Voters also approved $250,000 for a new ambulance on a 317 to 49 vote. The town plans to purchase a four-wheel drive 2021 Ford F450. The current ambulance is a two wheel drive 2009 ford E450. The ambulance has had a drive shaft bearing replaced. The department once had a call in which the ambulance did not start and mutual aid had to be called.

Other upgrades to the ambulance will include: LED lighting, rear suspension will be liquid spring for smoother rides, rear back up camera and camera in patient area.

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