VIDEO: Josh Powell killed himself and his two young sons in an explosion at his home Feb. 5, 2012, more than two years after Powell's wife Susan vanished under suspicious circumstances. The explosion shook the normally quiet cul-de-sac neighborhood where Powell had been living just moments after a caseworker had brought his two young sons, Charles, 7, and Braden, 5, there for a supervised visit.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Thousands of customers in the Bellevue area were affected by a Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) landline 911 system outage Friday morning. The outage was reported on the Bellevue Fire Department’s Twitter account at 6:39 a.m. The outage affected as many as 32,000 homes in Bellevue. Those who could not get through by dialing 911 were given a 10-digit number to reach emergency services.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Washington state is averaging about 28,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a day, and as of this week, more than 728,000 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. During a Thursday news conference, Gov. Jay Inslee said the average is twice number the state has been doing two weeks ago. Department of Health Secretary Umair Shah said that the state continues to make progress to get closer to the set goal of 45,000 vaccines a day.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Spokane Fire Department is finding new ways to connect with families during COVID. They've recently launched a new webpage to teach young kids about fire safety. It's like a virtual classroom, with icons and avatars for kids to click on. Jamie McIntyre, with the Spokane Fire Department, says fire fighters really value that one-on-one connection they can have with the community.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 5:27:30 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Middletown could build four new fire stations if voters approve a capital tax, reports Journal-News.

This would entail replacing four antiquated fire stations with new and relocated stations for better response times. None of the stations meet the state building code. The fire stations have cramped living and operational spaces, other structural and mechanical issues, and no sprinkler systems. Fire Chief Paul Lolli said there is also a growing need for public safety services as new homes are built.

The proposed fire stations have the following specs:

• A fire station featuring: five bays and would be about 24,350 square-feet. It would also have a tower to hang hose and for training use, and a large conference room for training.

A fire station featuring: three bays at about 11,250 square feet.

Two fire stations featuring: two bays and would be 9,700 square feet.

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