The first female firefighter for Graham Fire & Rescue retired this week after 40 years of service. Myra Merdian started at Graham Fire & Rescue in 1979. She has served as the department's Public Education Officer for the past 20 years, teaching fire safety to children in the Puyallup and Bethel School Districts.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2020 3:37:09 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Spokane firefighters put out what they believe was a cooking-related fire in a Lincoln Heights home early Saturday morning. According to Spokane County Fire District 8, firefighters responded to the home in the 4200 block of East 28th Ave shortly after 3 a.m. There, they found fire coming from behind the stove and extending into the attic.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2020 2:58:35 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Firefighters say two people were pulled from a burning apartment in Vancouver Sunday morning. At about 8:25 a.m., firefighters were dispatched an apartment fire, located at 7531 NE 18th St., according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Initial information provided by dispatchers was that two people were trapped inside.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2020 7:26:57 PM - SOURCE: KPTV-TV FOX 12 Beaverton

One person was found dead in an apartment near the north Beacon Hill neighborhood after a fire broke out. Seattle fire crews were called to the apartment complex in the 1400 block of Columbian Way South around 2 a.m. Friday after someone called 911 reporting there was light smoke throughout the building.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2020 7:16:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Some Sacramento city leaders up in arms over the airing of a reality television show that follows Sacramento firefighters and paramedics on the job. A&E's "Live Rescue" features first responders in cities and towns across the country -- and the Sacramento Fire Department is one of them. The show is now in its second season.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento