PHOTOS: Flames engulfed and destroyed a SUV that was parked next to an apartment building in Olympia on Wednesday afternoon. The fire happened about 4:03 p.m. at 1225 Fern St. SW. The fire was so intense, it cracked some nearby apartment windows, but no apartments caught fire, fire officials said. No injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 1:42:25 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Five Detroit firefighters were hurt after a house collapsed during a fire in southwest Detroit on Thursday afternoon. Investigators are now calling the fire suspicious and asking for witnesses to step forward. According to a spokesperson for the fire department received a call to the house around 1:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXYZ-TV ABC 7 Detroit

An Okanogan County assistant fire chief who suffered burns to more than half of his body died from his injuries on Wednesday. Assistant Chief Christian Johnson was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle nearly a month ago after suffering severe burns while fighting the Spring Coulee Fire south of Okanogan, Washington.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

The Hobart City Council has unanimously approved a collective bargaining contract with Hobart Professional Firefighters Local 1641, the first time in 53 years the union has had a contract. "This is a landmark case for the fire department," City Councilman Matt Claussen said. Fellow firefighters, who filled the council chamber Wednesday night in a show of support, applauded the council's decision and the nearly yearlong negotiations between union president Enrique Lopez and a council subcommittee comprised of Claussen, City Councilman Dan Waldrop and City Councilman John Brezik.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NWITimes.com

VIDEO: Multiple calls, extremely long hours and short staffing. Those are just a few issues Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District crews are dealing with. Fire Chief Norman Knight said they’re using social media to shine a spotlight on these issues. Back in July, the Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District asked voters to pass a tax millage increase with the goal of increasing salaries, adding staff and bringing in another paramedic ambulance.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMBF-TV NBC Myrtle Beach