Andrew TurnerDaily Pilot, Costa Mesa, Calif.(TNS) Fountain Valley civic leaders gathered Thursday to celebrate a $2-million boost in funding, provided by a U.S. legislator, in the city’s campaign for a new fire station. A presentation check was handed over in a ceremony at Fire Station No. 1 on Bushard Street, directly across from Fountain Valley High and one of two fire stations in […]

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Jeannine OttoDaily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.(TNS) The Sterling Fire Department will be getting a new system to alert firefighters when calls come into the station. The Sterling City Council on Monday approved the purchase of an $89,908 station-alerting system from WESTNET LLC. “Our building was built in 1969, occupied in 1970, so our speaker system and sound system for […]

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Despite ongoing controversies, the Londonderry Town Council pushed through a nearly 4½-hour meeting Monday to approve repairs at the public library and a satellite fire station.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wildfires burning across Eastern Washington have forced thousands of people from their homes, including in the Spokane Valley, where the Upriver Fire has already destroyed multiple homes and prompted a request for federal assistance.

Gov. Bob Ferguson requested a Fire Management Assistance Declaration from FEMA to gain access to federal funds to help fight the Upriver Fire burning in the Spokane Valley on Tuesday night. On Wednesday afternoon, Ferguson announced FEMA approved the request.

The Upriver Fire continues to burn through trees and vegetation and has grown to about 222 acres with about 10% containment, according to Ryan Rodruck, a wildfire communications manager with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

A new video showed firefighters hosing down several homes consumed by the flames. Around 12,000 people were under Level 3 “Go Now” or Level 2 “Get Ready” evacuation orders as of Wednesday afternoon. One evacuee, Amy, said, “I never thought that I would leave my house this morning and maybe not be able to come back to it.”

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