One person was injured in an early morning fire that severely damaged a commercial building in Olympia. Crews responded to the scene, at 221 East Bay Drive NE, at about 1:30 a.m. Friday after a police officer on patrol spotted smoke and flames coming from a business there, officials said. Video from the scene showed large flames shooting from storage bins near the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A woman's SUV caught fire on her way home in Yakima on Wednesday evening after she says she had just bought it with the money from her stimulus check. Firefighters responded to multiple calls of a car fire around 6:00 pm, according to Yakima City fire crews at the scene. The driver said she bought the older model Jeep Grand Cherokee for $1,200 the same day she received her $1,400 stimulus check.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Neighbors described the rural Kelso man accused of detonating explosives that burned down his home Wednesday during an armed standoff with a SWAT team as both a good neighbor and “the type of neighbor you don’t make eye contact with.” John Threlfall, 41, was charged Thursday with first-degree arson, discharging a weapon, two counts of second-degree assault, drive-by shooting and hit-and-run from both a standoff at his home Wednesday and road rage incident Sunday that led to the confrontation.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2021 5:27:39 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

The La Crosse Fire Department has unveiled plans for a new fire station, reports La Crosse Tribune.

The new facility is expected to replace the 81-year-old existing station. A revamp of the fire station is priced near $5.9 million, although pricing is rising due to the pandemic.

A task force has recommended modernizing all fire stations.

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Officials have approved a new fire truck costing $1.8 million, reports My Muskoka Now.

In the current fleet, a 21-year-old pumper is in need of replacement. There’s also have a need for an aerial fire truck.

The fire department has also applied to receive a share of the $5 million funding the provincial government is offering to the 441 departments in Ontario.

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