After a two-year gap, the Spokane Valley Fire Department has welcomed a new chaplain to the ranks, the Rev. Aaron McNally. McNally, an experienced chaplain, also has the distinction of being a volunteer firefighter. McNally replaced Ken McNaughton, who founded the Inland Northwest Fire Chaplains while serving as Spokane Valley Fire’s chaplain before he retired two years ago.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Two people were injured and a driver has been arrested for DUI after a chain-reaction crash sent a car off I-5 in South Seattle Wednesday evening. A van was heading south near Airport Way just after 6 p.m. when it suddenly hit the brakes, according to Trooper Rick Johnson with the Washington State Patrol.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

South County Fire is asking voters in Lynnwood and unincorporated Snohomish County to consider approving a benefit charge that would change the way property owners pay for emergency services. The measure – sponsored by the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) — will appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, which is being mailed out to voters this week.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2020 7:51:28 PM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today

Marysville firefighters will have new masks and protective equipment thanks to a $600,000 grant they were recently awarded. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant is a regional federal grant meant to assist firefighting agencies. The Marysville Fire District received a similar grant about 12 years ago which provided self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA masks) and rapid intervention team packs (RIT packs).
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2020 1:03:56 AM - SOURCE: North Couty Outlook

A massive fire destroyed an apartment complex under construction Wednesday morning in west Harris County. At least one firefighter was injured. Flames turned the morning sky orange just before sunrise. Heavy smoke could be seen from miles away. Two four-story apartment buildings were leveled by the 3-alarm fire off the Grand Parkway near Katy.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston