One person is in the hospital after fire broke out at a home in a Tacoma neighborhood, emergency officials said. Crews responded to the home in the 6400 block of East McKinley at about 8:50 a.m. after receiving reports of a possible fire there. Flames were visible from the front of the home when the first firefighters arrived on scene.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: A demonstration of approximately 150 people near the site of an illegal street racing event that led to at least two people being injured by a Tacoma police officer turned destructive Sunday night. A few small fires were set at or near the intersection of South 9th and Commerce streets. Demonstrators also reportedly broke windows and vandalized buildings.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) is now home to a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) apparatus. The apparatus’ purchase price is $760,898, with another $208,000 required for apparatus items such as hoses, nozzles, first aid kits, radios, data terminals and firefighter Personal Protective Equipment suits.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2021 1:29:48 AM - SOURCE: City of Yakima

A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life after a fire broke out in a South Seattle home early Friday morning. Someone inside the burning home called 911 just before 4 a.m. to report flames were coming from their home in the 9300 block of 39th Ave. South, according to David Cuerpo with Seattle Fire.
- PUB DATE: 1/22/2021 1:32:38 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

According to a report from The Coppell Gazette, the Coppell (TX) Fire Department (CFD) announced the opening of its fourth fully operational station on Tuesday, January 19. It will provide 24 hours-a-day service.

Located at 440 Northpoint Drive, Fire Station No. 4 will serve residents, businesses, and the recent increase of commercial properties on Coppell’s west side and will allow the CFD to continue to meet safe and efficient service levels; reduce emergency response times; and maintain the city’s ISO-1 rating, which determines homeowner and business insurance premiums.

CFD Chief Kevin Richardson said that the new station has been a project several years in the making. He attributed the new station to allowing the CFD to save lives and decrease property damage, exceeding industry and community service standards.

Fire Station No. 4 features three apparatus bays; all-day living and working accommodations for on-duty firefighters; and a 5,000-square-foot attached centralized resource management facility, which will primarily be used for apparatus, supplies, tools, and equipment storage.

There is a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony expected sometime in February.

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