Maine caught dramatic video of a car on fire in Portland. All occupants were able to get out safely. The car fire happened Sunday night on Congress Street near State Street. A witness told the people in the car that is was smoking when it pulled up to a stoplight. The Portland Fire Department arrived to put out the flames.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Center Maine

Fire Captain Frank O’Reagan says a rather bizarre incident just over a month ago involving a motorcyclist — who ended up badly injured on the banks of the Taunton River — was all the justification he needed that the recent acquisition of a new fire and rescue boat was worth the investment. “We’ve already saved someone, so in my eyes it’s already paid for itself,” said O’Reagan, who has been training other firefighters how to operate and take full advantage of his department’s new high-speed rescue boat.
- PUB DATE: 7/20/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Herald News

A Sunday morning fire destroyed a house, an outbuilding and four vehicles in this small Mid-Valley community. The house, at 331 Main St., was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived about 7 a.m. Because all occupants were safely outside and power lines were down at the site, the first-arriving crews used a defensive attack focused on protecting threatened adjacent structures, according to a Yakima County Fire District 5 news release.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2020 3:41:57 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

One man is dead after a two-story house fire broke out Saturday afternoon in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood. Seattle Fire Department responded to the house fire around 1 p.m. near 70th and Ravenna Ave. Officials said they found one man on the first floor dead. An elderly woman and man were able to escape the home before SFD arrived.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2020 4:24:38 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Commissioners for North Whidbey Fire and Rescue are hoping this will be the year that voters in the district approve an increase in the district’s property tax levy. Tuesday night, commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to place the 15-cent levy lid lift request on the November ballot. Nobody from the public commented and the commissioners adopted the measure without comment.
- PUB DATE: 7/18/2020 1:02:39 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record - Metered Site