Posted: May 30, 2019
City commissioners will meet Tuesday afternoon at noon to discuss how to handle the surprise replacement of a very costly piece of public safety equipment.
A 2009 city fire engine and crew were responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens when the fire truck was struck on the front right side by a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Sand Lane and Green Street, according to Henderson Fire Department Chief Scott Foreman.
No firefighters were hurt in the collision, although the Buick passenger vehicle's driver was taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, the fire truck -- which the fire department had hoped to get another 10 years of service from -- has been totaled.
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Posted: May 30, 2019
Anheuser-Busch is delivering about 300,000 cans of emergency drinking water to 26 volunteer fire departments, including Grant County Fire District 3 in Quincy.
The water delivery is in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to provide critical hydration to first responders in advance of wildfire season.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 1:47:21 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: May 30, 2019
Firefighters quickly extinguished a small brush fire Wednesday afternoon south of Kalama, Cowlitz 5 Fire Chief Vic Leatzow said, but the tenth of an acre blaze could be a portent of a bad fire season.
The fire in the 4900 block of Green Mountain Road overlooking the Columbia River was reported over dispatch roughly around 2:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 11:52:43 AM - SOURCE: The Daily News
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Posted: May 30, 2019
The Yakima Fire Department wants to remind the community about how important smoke alarm checks are.
A release was sent out Thursday from the Fire Department that stated the following:
Regular fire code inspections by the Yakima Fire Department (YFD) are proving beneficial.
An apartment building fire earlier this month, for example, was limited to just one room in one apartment thanks to quick action by YFD firefighters and the fact that smoke alarms and other safety features had been recently updated to meet city fire codes following an inspection.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 10:53:52 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: May 30, 2019
Bellevue Police tracked down and arrested a man suspected of arson after a fire broke out early Thursday morning in the Lake Hills neighborhood.
Police say the 56-year-old man started a fire near the front door.
Firefighters were called to a home on 159th Avenue SE just before 3 a.m. Thursday.
Teenager Ethan Dutson was inside and up late when he got a security alert on his phone, he told Q13 News this morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 10:39:47 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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