70th Avenue and 24th Street were closed in University Place because of a fire at a storage facility. Crews with West Pierce Fire and Rescue have extinguished the flames but say the building is a total loss. No injuries have been reported. The building has six units and is mainly full of cars. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: For the first time, an electric fire truck will be responding to emergencies in Charlotte leaving from the city’s first all-electric fire station. The city held an uncoupling ceremony Tuesday at Fire House 30 where Charlotte Fire and city leaders officially welcomed the new station into service.

According to Chief Reginald Johnson, the station replaces a 35-year-old fire house known affectionately as “Grandma’s House” that the department has long out-grown.

“The new firehouse represents the same commitment now matched with the resources needed for today and the flexibility needed for tomorrow,” he said. The new station cost $10.3 million to build and includes all electric appliances, a geothermal heat pump system and a rooftop solar array that provides enough energy to offset about 29% of the building’s power.

The station will also be home to the city’s first electric fire truck. Charlotte’s Chief Sustainability Officer Heather Bolick said this truck will serve as a test to see how well trucks like this can meet the needs of the city. “We definitely want to see this in action,” she said.

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VIDEO: Firefighters responded to an early morning fire inside two parked truck trailers at Helena and Riverside. Spokane firefighters arrived at the scene around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday to see visible flames coming out of the trailers. The intersection was closed while firefighters put out the fire.

Firefighters at the scene said the fire started inside one trailer before spreading to the trailer next to it. There were construction materials inside both trailers. Both trailers were significantly damaged by the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown and investigation is unknown.

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PHOTOS: Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring Jan. 7 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Los Angeles fires. In honor of the day, flags at all state buildings will be flown at half-staff.

“One year ago, fire tore through Los Angeles, shattering ordinary days and forever changing the lives of tens of thousands of people in Malibu, Altadena, Pasadena, and the Pacific Palisades,” the proclamation stated. “In a matter of hours, neighborhoods were reduced to ash, families were displaced, and 31 lives were taken — each one irreplaceable, each one deeply loved.”

The proclamation emphasized the ongoing impact of the fires, noting that the loss leaves “wounds that time cannot heal.”

It also highlighted the broader context of wildfires in California, referencing past fires such as the Tubbs, Camp, and North Complex fires. “The past decade has seen fires on a scale once unimaginable – driven by hotter temperatures, prolonged drought, and the accelerating realities of a changing climate,” Newsom said.

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A man playing pickleball at an Edmonds gym suffered a medical emergency, and an off-duty South County firefighter and a cardiologist jumped in to help. Bellingham Fire Captain Tobey Stevenson was working out at the Edmonds Harbor Square Athletic Club on September 5 when a man slumped over and his face turned blue. Stevenson and another gym-goer, who was a cardiologist, started CPR on the man after finding he had no pulse and was not breathing, according to South County Fire.

Bystanders grabbed a defibulator at the gym, which the two responders used to start the man’s heart again. “I saw his eyes flicker and he started breathing. It was an amazing feeling,” Stevenson said. Emergency responders arrived and brought the man to a hospital, and he was released a few days later. In a ceremony on Monday, South County Fire honored Stevenson and the other responders credited with saving the man’s life.

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