One person died and six others were hospitalized following a garage fire in south Everett early Thursday morning. Neighbors called 911 around 12:45 a.m. to report a fire in a garage at a townhome in the 300 block of 127th St. SE. Firefighters arrived to find a 29-year-old man in the garage who had not survived, according to Leslie Hynes with South Snohomish County Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 7:09:44 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Skagit County fire districts 4 and 9 have added 11 new volunteer firefighters. Ten were sworn in Sunday during the districts’ biennial badge pinning ceremony, while the 11th missed the ceremony because of a work commitment. The group includes a Bellingham firefighter-paramedic and a former Mount Erie firefighter with 30 years experience.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 6:46:09 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

Firefighters were busy trying to douse a blaze at a three-story townhome under construction in Wallingford. Neighbors called in the fire in the 4200 block of Winslow Place N. just after 5 a.m. Carter Costello was just coming down off Queen Anne Hill when he spotted the massive flames: "We looked over the edge of the bridge and saw this huge, billowing red cloud -- the fire was huge, it was insane," he said.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 5:53:22 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The city's fire department is no longer using lights and sirens on all of its runs, prompting the fire union to warn that the new policy could endanger lives. But Detroit's fire commissioner says he has no plans to back down on a strategy that gives discretion to dispatchers, firefighters and EMTs to alert those en route to "go easy," which means they can switch off their lights and sirens to arrive safely.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Detroit News

As Hurricane Florence approaches the U.S. continental east coast, the IAFC reminds fire and emergency service leaders to discourage the practice of self-dispatching to emergency response and recovery locations. In major disasters, the fire service needs to be disciplined in its response. First responders must be ready and available to the local communities and—when requested—be ready and available to respond should a call for assistance be received from affected jurisdictions.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs