The American Red Cross is helping a Mountlake Terrace family find a place to stay after their kitchen caught on fire. It happened Saturday around 3 p.m. and displaced the family of three and their dog. Kitchen fires account for nearly half of all reported home fires each year, making them the leading cause of home fires,” according to South County Fire. The fire was quickly contained, but the smoke damage made it unsafe for the family to return.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Smoke billowed from a window as a dozen firefighters climbed up ladders and pulled a life-sized dummy to safety during a demonstration today at the Spokane Valley Fire Department’s annual open house.

The event drew families and community members eager to see firefighters in action and learn about the department’s work. Crews performed a simulated house fire rescue while spectators cheered as the dummy was extracted from the smoking window.

Ken Witter, an EMT and firefighter with the Spokane Valley Fire Department, said the event reflects the mutual respect between the department and the community it serves.

“We love to show the public what we get to do. I use that term because we get to do this,” Witter said. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to serve the community. We think it’s a great way to interface with the public and other agencies that have come out to participate.”

KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

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VIDEO: Three more suspects have been arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire that burned in July. The three men were apprehended Wednesday and appeared in court Thursday. They have not yet been formally charged, so KING 5 is not naming them. Prosecutors indicated the men are expected to be formally charged Sept. 23.

The anticipated charges include first-degree manslaughter, first-degree arson, first-degree malicious mischief and six counts of third-degree assault. First-degree manslaughter and first-degree arson are both Class A felonies in Washington and can carry a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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Copley Township voters will decide in November on a 3-year, 1.7-mill fire levy to fund more than $4 million in equipment needs, including a ladder truck and fire engine.

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Three Charlotte family members were killed and a 10-year-old was seriously injured in an early Saturday crash on I-85 in Granville County near the Durham County line.

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