Firefighters quickly controlled a trailer fire in Mead early Monday morning. Crews responded to the fire near N Wilson St and N Highland St, where they said the fire sparked from a fireplace. Authorities said the trailer is unoccupied, but a person was detained by police for reckless burning. That person does not live at the home and was described as a “non-resident.
- PUB DATE: 12/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A Monday morning fire damaged a home and detached garage near Moses Lake. Grant County Fire District 5 responded to the blaze in the 8000 block of Terminal Street Northeast. The fire appears to have started in the detached garage and spread to the home. “Our volunteers made a great stop to have some medium damage to the primary structure,” fire district 5 officials stated.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2020 6:10:19 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

VIDEO: It's been a while in the making, and the new fire station for Benton County District #4 is taking shape at its address at 8031 Keene Road in West Richland, 99353. Watch drone footage of the new structure Keene Road Fire Station #430, provided by Josh Harrison. The groundbreaking was held last November after voters approved a bond for the new station and apparatus in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2020 1:55:39 PM - SOURCE: KEYW-FM 98.3

The Kirkland nursing home with the first U.S. coronavirus outbreak saw its first round of vaccinations for residents and staff on Monday. Life Care Center of Kirkland was the epicenter of U.S. COVID-19 cases at the beginning of the pandemic. There were 101 confirmed cases among residents and 55 confirmed cases among staff, reports King County Public Health.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2020 7:41:41 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Former Auburn Fire Department Assistant Chief Monroe Steven Shropshire on December 20, 2020. We offer sincere condolences to his family and would like to recognize and share his many accomplishments by offering an excerpt from his obituary, provided by his wife, Merry Shropshire.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2020 6:37:35 AM - SOURCE: Auburn Examiner