Lawsuits, locked doors and a police presence disrupted what was hoped to be a smooth transition in Julian as the county’s last volunteer fire department officially became a professional force. On Monday morning, the county legally took control of the 87-square-mile Julian-Cuyamaca Fire Protection District even as legal challenges mount and ill will simmers in the tourist-friendly mountain community in northeast San Diego County.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Union Tribune - Metered Site

A couple is counting their blessings after they walked away from a massive power pole impaling their car while driving on Marginal Way Friday. It started when one pole fell, then a chain reaction of poles tumbled down around them. The fact that the Cooks’ are sitting at home safe, is nothing short of a miracle.
- PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

ONe of many rigs assisting at FDIC International H.O.T. evolutions.

PHOTO: An employee at a metal recycling yard in Spokane Valley inadvertently started a large fire while using a cutting torch Monday afternoon. The fire apparently started when a piece of hot slag fell into a scrap pile at Dickson Iron & Metal, 907 N. Dyer Road. Spokane Valley Fire Capt. Greg Rogers said the pile measured about 50 feet by 150 feet.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2019 8:15:56 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

No sprinklers. Rodents. A lack of exits. These are just some of the reasons Kittitas Valley Fire Chief John Sinclair says his firefighters are desperate for a new fire station. "The big issue is that the living quarters for the firefighters started its serviceable life as a livestock sales yard. It then went to an auction house, and then it was a private residence," said Sinclair.
- PUB DATE: 4/8/2019 6:45:53 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima