Fort Wayne (IN) Fire Department 95-foot platform quints (2). Arrow XT cabs and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engines; Waterous S100 2,000-gpm single-stage pumps

A massive warehouse fire sent plumes of smoke into the skies just south of downtown Wednesday night, as flames ripped through the roof and walls. The fire set-off a series of explosions inside the building in the 3600 block of E Marginal Way S as crews took up defensive positions to try and hold it all back.
- PUB DATE: 7/4/2018 9:17:07 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

It's already been a busy fire season in the Northwest. In Washington state alone, crews with the Department of Natural Resources have responded to 470 wildfires so far in 2018. DNR records show wildfires occur more on weekends and holiday afternoons. So as we head into 4th of July celebrations, DNR officials want to make sure you're extra careful and always aware of fire risks.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 9:55:29 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A Firefighter Challenge in memory of chief Robert Spinner, who died unexpectedly in July 2017, is being organized for Saturday, July 14, along Fourth Street near the fire station. It will be exactly one year to the day since chief Spinner passed away of a heart attack at age 50. This event, with both firefighter and civilian divisions, will involve a stair climb, hose hoist, agility test, search maze, tire flip, “Kaiser sled” and more, said organizer Patrick Williams.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 8:21:40 AM - SOURCE: Lyndentribune

An Olympia church was destroyed by fire early Tuesday, five months after it was hit by a previous, less destructive blaze that was determined to be arson. A man found walking several blocks from today's fire with soot on his hands was questioned, but police are no longer calling him a person of interest in the case.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 4:52:31 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000