Firefighters rescued a woman trapped in the basement during a Kent house fire at about 9:30 a.m. Monday in the 26100 block of 114th Avenue Southeast. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire with someone possibly trapped, according to a Puget Sound Fire media release.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2018 1:02:23 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

Nearly one year after Vancouver’s new Fire Station 1 and 2 opened, construction is coming to a close. Deputy Chief Doug Koellermeier likened it to moving into a new house: You don’t know what problems will arise or what won’t work quite right until you start living in the space. Among the most noticeable problems were the resounding echoes throughout the stations.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2018 6:16:42 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Orondo Fire was Dispatched at 5:20 PM to the report of a fire in the Commercial area of downtown Orondo. First units arriving found a large fire burning in the Pine Canyon Fruit Packing complex. On fire was a large shipping warehouse associated with an apple packing facility. A second alarm was dispatched due to the size of the building and extent of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2018 4:47:54 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

In an “historic” move that could trigger a transformation in how small suburban municipalities deliver emergency services, Calumet Park has outsourced its fire department to a private contractor in an effort to cut costs, village attorney Burt Odelson said. The board voted unanimously Nov. 8 to approve a separation agreement with its firefighters union and to enter into a five-year contract with Kurtz Ambulance Service to provide fire suppression and ambulance services to the village, he said.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune