Grant County Fire District No. 3 was awarded the Management Excellence award by the Washington Fire Commissioners Association which is a nod toward the district’s administration vigilance with management of funds and overall financial responsibility. “This is a synopsis of the entire fire department working together soundly and fiscally sound toward providing better customer service,” said Michele Talley, public information officer.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 4:37:40 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Downed power lines caused by the wind kept utility and fire crews busy on Friday. Three fire were started by the downed live wires during the Friday afternoon wind gusts. The first was reported at 4:58 p.m. in Ephrata. Ephrata Fire Chief Jeremy Burns says the wind knocked down a line that sparked a fire at SR 28 and Basin Street near Oasis Park.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 12:48:08 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left two people dead early Sunday morning on Sprague Road, west of state Route 252. According to officials, 31-year-old Keith Liedtke, of Columbia Station, was driving a 2007 Pontiac G5 in the eastbound lane of Sprague Road. Twenty-seven-year-old Brent Reszler, of Columbia Station, was in the passenger seat.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYC Studios

An ongoing dispute between neighboring fire department jurisdictions in northern Beaufort County could mean that, beginning Friday, the closest firefighters won’t always respond first to an emergency. Leaders of the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department and Burton Fire District say their departments are equipped to keep residents adequately safe despite the latest escalation in the spat.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Island Packet

The recent fatal fire on Coffin Ave has brought renewed attention to the fire department’s blackout policy. First responders were able to locate and evacuate 85-year-old Louise Barboza on the third floor of her three-story home after receiving reports of a structure fire, but she suffered second and third degree burns and later died at the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Coast Today