Mountain View Fire Company, Troy, NY, pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

On Tuesday afternoon Kyle Matson was working from home when he noticed something wasn’t right “I saw some smoke and not more than a half hour later I was evacuated,” said Kyle Matson That’s when the Upriver Beacon Fire started to approach his father’s house and the new one he and his wife were building right next door.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2018 8:35:49 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

No one likes to find their car towed, but Seattle police say a 36-year-old man responded by trying to set fire to the business that sent his car away. Jose Bueno, 36, was charged July 12 with second-degree arson after allegedly trying to burn Copiers Northwest, a business at the corner of Mercer Street and Dexter Avenue North in South Lake Union.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2018 3:46:07 PM - SOURCE: seattlepi.com

A large brush fire near the Yelm roundabout Tuesday afternoon shut down the highway for more than an hour as crews fought the blaze that threatened several homes and a businesses. The fire started in a field at AR Hay LLC. On their Facebook page, the business said it started from a lawnmower hitting a rock, which caused a spark.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2018 1:01:16 PM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News

As as assistant fire chief in Columbus, Ohio, Jim Davis battled the opioid crisis and trained firefighters to recognize public health issues when they answered calls. When Davis starts as Fort Worth’s new fire chief in September, he plans to bring that same collaborative approach. Davis’ unique background — he has a 20-year history as a critical care nurse and flight nurse — helped him become Fort Worth’s 13th fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fort Worth Star-Telegram