The call load for firefighters has tripled and variety of their training and responsibilities has significantly expanded in the last few decades, while the personnel population at the Peoria Fire Department has remained relatively flat. Those factors, combined with the continued dwindling of tax revenue flowing into city coffers, create a stark reality, according to the president of the local firefighters union, Ryan Brady.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star

A two-alarm fire at the Cove Apartments on 1st Avenue in Federal Way displaced several families and prompted multi-engine response from South King Fire and Rescue on Thursday. The fire started around 4 p.m. and spread to four apartment units in the eight-unit complex, displacing seven adults and nine children.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror

Seattle police are investigating what caused a driver to crash into a lobby at UW Medicine’s Northwest Hospital and Medical Center on North 115th Street Thursday afternoon. A hospital spokesperson said the driver lost control of the car around 5 p.m. and crashed into an area of the building next to the ER waiting room.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

A suspicious package was found at Spokane Fire Station 1 on Riverside Avenue on Friday morning. Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the package was deemed a credible threat at first. A bomb squad came to the scene and analyzed the package. They determined the package was actually an empty suitcase, and not a safety threat.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV

Farmington (NM) Fire Department Model 34 wildland interface pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Darley JMP500 two-stage PTO pump; Darley 1 ½ AGE portable pump.