A new report from Minnesota's State Fire Marshal Division says fire sprinklers could've saved the lives of those killed in a November 2019 high-rise fire in Minneapolis. "It’s a bold statement, but it’s a very accurate statement," said State Fire Marshal Jim Smith. "We know through our experiences that sprinkler systems put fires out.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Minneapolis

A motor home caught fire, sending a plume of smoke into the sky, Tuesday afternoon while traveling on Columbia Way along the Vancouver waterfront. The fire occurred at about 4 p.m. The owner of the motor home, Jill Sage, said she was driving down the road and smelled smoke. She and the other occupants got out of the vehicle before it burst into flames.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 6:44:36 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site

A man has been arrested for setting a fire at the Paulsen Building early Tuesday morning. Police arrested 32-year-old Charles Campbell for second-degree arson and a felony Department of Corrections warrant. Authorities say they checked surveillance video from a business nearby, and officers at the downtown precinct found Campbell near Third and Howard later Tuesday morning.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 6:30:40 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The Yakima Fire Department handled three fires over four hours Monday, including a kitchen fire that destroyed two units in an apartment building. The string of fires started a little after 9 a.m. with a brush fire on the Yakima Greenway, according to a news release from the department. That fire burned about 3,600 square feet of heavy brush near the Valley Mall Boulevard exit on Interstate 82.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 11:55:32 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

At two upcoming meetings, the Arlington City Council will discuss asking voters to consider annexing its fire department to North County Fire & EMS. The purpose of annexation would be to provide a sustainable funding source for fire and emergency medical service (EMS). The City Council will hold meetings on October 26 and November 2 to discuss the issue of annexation.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 7:18:20 AM - SOURCE: Arlington, WA