A woman found dead in a burning car on Spokane’s south hill was strangled to death and found covered in fire accelerant, according to court documents. Spokane Police have arrested Yasir Darraji and charged him for the murder of his ex-wife Ibithal Darraji. Police and firefighters responded to the car fire on Thursday near Thornton Murphy Park.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2020 1:56:03 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Three people in two separate vehicles had to be rescued early Monday morning after they tried to drive through floodwaters near Monroe. According to Snohomish Fire District 7, crews responded just before 6 a.m. to reports of two people trapped in a vehicle in the 20900 block of Crescent Lake Road near Monroe.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2020 12:43:17 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue crews, Chelan County Sheriff, Cascade Ambulance and LifeFlight were toned out to rescue an injured snowmobiler on Pole Ridge above Fish Lake on Sunday. “Our fire district happens to have a snowmobiler trailer and Toboggan so we sent a team up to the site where the injured rider was,” said Chief Mick Lamar.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2020 11:36:43 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

The retired fire chief of Central Mason Fire-EMS will begin work as interim chief of Quilcene Fire Rescue today. Tim McKern, 60, will serve as interim chief until April 1 while fire district commissioners pursue a long-term plan for a permanent chief. The commissioners decided unanimously to offer him the position at a special meeting Thursday night.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2020 2:11:23 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

The city intends to hire a professional fire service consultant to conduct an examination and analysis of the administration, operations, training and deployment practices of the Fire Department. The study will include a master plan for the Fire Department that will assess its internal operations and staffing, and provide a gap analysis of its current situation against national standards and best practices, according to City Manager Edward M.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegram & Gazette