The last thing Edgar Castaneda thought he'd hear early Easter Sunday would be that his family's food truck would be one of several structures senselessly set on fire in Renton. “This is our livelihood,” he said. “This is what we make money off of and pay our bills and feed our children." It's heartbreaking for Edgar and his family who started the truck back in August after he and his father, Louis, lost their jobs because of the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

After Saturday’s buzzer-beater shot to send Gonzaga to the national championship game, neighborhoods around Spokane erupted into cheers. But a few hours later, the celebrations took a rowdy turn. Between four and six couches were burned near the university Sunday night, said Brian Schaeffer, Spokane fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2021 1:45:52 PM - SOURCE: NBC RightNow

The fire is out, but Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard says the House of Prayer Slavic Baptist Church is a total loss. Sheppard says no one was hurt. The cause of the blaze remains unknown. However, Sheppard says he was told by witnesses who initially reported that fire that the blaze appeared to have started in the rear of the building.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2021 10:07:09 PM - SOURCE: iFiber One News Radio

The Seattle Fire Department says a fire that broke out early Saturday morning at a new construction building in South Seattle was intentionally set. Just after 3 a.m. Saturday, crews responded to reports of smoke and flames from a mid-rise new construction building at the 2000 block of Rainier Ave. S.
- PUB DATE: 4/3/2021 2:29:37 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

By Lindsay Dye

Quint 124 was placed into service on January 15, 2020, with the Coppell (TX) Fire Department (CFD).

This quint is currently housed at Station 3 and will move to Station 4 when this new station goes online later this year. The cab/chassis is the Velocity model with TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension System.

Seating for five is provided as well as are two rear-facing cabinets on each side of the crew area. Another rear facing cabinet is mounted on top of the engine tunnel. The cab and body are constructed of aluminum, and hinged compartment doors are part of the body package. The truck is powered by a Cummins X 12 500-hp engine and an Allison 5th-Generation EVS 4500 transmission with six speeds and push-button shifter. The Pierce Command Zone Advanced Electronics & Control System with WiFi headlines the electrical system on the truck. A Harrison MSV six-kW generator is mounted at the front of the turntable.

The apparatus has a Hale QMAX-200 single stage, 2,000-gpm pump (mid-ship) and a 480-gallon UPF poly tank. Foam capabilities are provided by a FoamPro 2020 Foam System and a 20-gallon cell. Foam is plumbed to the front discharge, the three crosslays, and the 2½-inch discharge on the pump panel. The front bumper tray will accommodate 125 feet of 1¾-inch hose and 100 feet of one-inch forestry hose. The crosslays include two with 200 feet of 1¾-i