State Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says a new tax is needed to help protect Washington during the upcoming wildfire season. But the plan is getting a cold reception from Republicans at the state Legislature. “Washington state has a wildfire crisis,” Franz said, standing in front of fire trucks and helicopters in Tumwater.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 5:56:31 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

One person was found dead and more than a dozen are displaced after a fire ripped through an apartment building in SeaTac early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the 20000 block of 30th Ave. South just before 6:30 a.m. to find flames coming through the roof, according to Puget Sound Fire officials.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 1:03:51 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue is hosting the 20th annual Pancake Breakfast this Saturday from 8-11 at the Lake Wenatchee Rec Club. Tickets for the breakfast are $5. “It’s an opportunity to get community members together to socialize before the holidays,” said Chief Mick Lamar. “It’s a fundraiser for our auxiliary and in turn, they donate money to the Firefighters Association where they buy rescue equipment, training equipment, personal protective equipment.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 11:59:18 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Firefighters responded to a garage fire in Spokane Valley Monday morning that was quickly extinguished, thanks to smoke detectors they say. Crews tell KHQ the fire started in a wood-burning stove at a residence in the 17000 block of E. Mission Ave. The Spokane Valley Fire Department attributed smoke detectors for alerting the homeowner that the garage was on fire before the homeowner extinguished it.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 9:39:16 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

Troopers are looking for a white Nissan Versa with Oregon plates after the driver hit a firefighter and left the scene Sunday morning north of Granger, officials said. The westbound car lost control on Interstate 82 milepost 57 and struck a firefighter who was at the left rear of a fire truck parked at the scene of a collision, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 5:43:10 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald - Metered Site