Friday, Seattle Fire officials announced a plan to build a new fire station in Northwest Seattle replacing the current Station 31. In June, Station 31 was closed due to mold. Fire officials say the investigation into the mold lead to the realization that the station, originally built in 1973, is outdated.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2019 11:12:42 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

For nearly two decades, Seattle firefighters have complained about a North Seattle station they suspected was making its crews sick. Now, tensions surrounding the notorious Station 31, also known as the “cancer house,” may soon come to end. On Friday, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins announced the department’s plans to tear down and replace Station 31, pending Seattle City Council approval.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2019 2:55:19 PM - SOURCE: Crosscut

One of the restrooms at Howard Amon Park is closed after an arsonist set fire to toilet paper which caused extensive damage to the building. The bathroom sits at the north end of the park. It is located near Sterling's Restaurant. Richland Park Ranger, Jason Janosky, says the vandalism occurred Thursday night or Friday morning.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2019 2:22:59 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

It took firefighters just under 10 minutes to extinguish a fire at a Spokane Valley home early Friday morning. Firefighters are still investigating what caused the house fire near E. Upriver Drive and N. Argonne Road. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front door and living room window.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2019 8:32:15 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Two city EMS veterans were in critical condition Thursday after a bizarre episode where one suffered a stroke behind the wheel — and the other an aortic aneurysm while headed to assist his colleague, authorities said. The double dose of tragedy began when Liam Glinane, a 28-year FDNY veteran, was stricken while driving around 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News