Douglas County Fire District 2 and Chelan County Fire District 1 responded to a commercial structure fire at an East Wenatchee townhouse on Monday afternoon. The fire was contained to a single unit at the Eastmont Townhomes, located at the corner of Eastmont Avenue and Sixth Street. According to Douglas County Fire Marshal, Kurt Blanchard, right at dispatch heavy smoke was showing.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 9:14:27 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Yakima County firefighters responded to a fire at a home early Tuesday morning. Around 2 a.m., firefighters were sent to the home on the 2700 block of Wilson Highway, just outside of Grandview. According to firefighters, the fire extended from the chimney area of the home into the floor space between the first and second floor, as well as in a wall of the second story.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 4:52:48 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

VIDEOS: South King Fire and Rescue crews battled a blazing commercial vehicle fire Monday afternoon in Federal Way. Crews responded to the van on fire at the Westhampton Apartments at the 300 block of S. 320th St. around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 6. Video from the scene shows firefighters working to extinguish flames and dodging sparking explosions from a van in the apartment complex parking lot.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 1:44:50 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters in New Bedford protested the mayor's inauguration Monday night over the city's longstanding blackout policy. Fire station blackouts have been in effect since 2009 when the former mayor, Scott Lang, initiated the policy as a way to try and save money during the Great Recession. Through the policy, a different station is closed, or "blacked out", for a 24-hour period to cut back on staffing, therefore reducing costs.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNE-TV ABC 6

The city faces $10,800 in fines from the state for safety violations at the Warrenton Fire Department. The state Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an investigation after anonymous complaints. It fined the city $7,500 for not ensuring a proper respiratory protection program, $2,100 for not ensuring employees wore the right protective equipment, $420 for improper training, $420 for not maintaining a safety committee, $180 for a lack of equipment inspections and $180 for not keeping a hazard communication program.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Astorian