The Brownsville Fire Department is equipped with some new ambulances that can be used in off road conditions. The three all-terrain response units will be able to go into areas standard ambulances are unable to access. Fire Chief Jarrett Sheldon said the off-road ambulances will be used on the hike-and-bike trails, along the border fence, along the river terrain and even Boca Chica Beach.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Brownsville Herald

Quick work by Bellingham Fire Department crews to knock down a residential fire Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28, in the Alabama Hill neighborhood prevented it from spreading to a nearby house or two cars parked in the driveway. Firefighters responded at 3:30 p.m. to the 2800 block of Erie Street, Captain Dave Pethick told The Bellingham Herald, and arrived to find the garage in flames.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

A fire at an office building at Boeing Field was quickly put out by firefighters Thursday evening. The fire started in an office building on East Marginal Way at 16th Ave. South. The building was evacuated and no one was hurt, according to Seattle Fire. The area was not one of Boeing's airplane production facilities and production was not affected by the fire, a spokesperson for Boeing said.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: King 5 News

Union Township, Chesterfield, IN, custom pumper. Marauder tilt cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Seagrave Triton 1,750-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank.

Authorities say the death of a man whose body was found at a Renton brush fire is now considered a possible homicide. The man's body was found Tuesday when firefighters responded to a fire at a homeless camp near Oakesdale Avenue SW. His death was initially believed to be accidental, but police said Thursday that investigators discovered several wounds that were not related to the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2019 3:40:56 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13