State mobilization was approved overnight for the estimated 2,000-acre wildfire burning about five miles north of Soap Lake. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the mobilization of state firefighting resources about 1 a.m. Tuesday at the request of Grant County Fire District 7 Chief Kirk Sheppard.
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The city of Yakima will be held responsible for $157,227.68 worth of firefighting costs related to a fire started by Yakima SWAT team members nearly one year ago, authorities say. The state Attorney General's Office recently notified the city that it would be required to pay for fire suppression costs because it was caused by the negligence of two Yakima police officers.
- PUB DATE: 6/12/2018 7:42:26 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

Democrat Herald

TANGENT - The Tangent Fire District will use a nearly $1.2 million seismic rehabilitation grant to retrofit the 12,000-square-foot fire Station 71 to withstand a massive earthquake. The $1.163 million grant comes from Business Oregon, which Tangent Fire Chief Scott Casebolt said provides funding to upgrade critical public buildings such as fire stations and schools.

 

The station was constructed in 1989, and new earthquake standards were released in 1997. The Tangent Fire District paid $8,000 for a company to complete an engineering study focused on the building's needs in the event of a major earthquake.

Casebolt said key projects will include new roof sheeting and removing the roller bay doors and replacing them with sliding doors that will open even if the building flexes.

“The front door posts will also be replaced with welded I-beams,” he said.

 

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The Long Lake Fire Department had a tree fall and strike their fire Truck Monday night in Orono...

 

According to Fire Chief James Van Eyll, the department was responding to a routine wire down call while they were driving on County Road 15 in Orono. A tree fell across the road in front of them.

 

 

USA Today

A Lufthansa Airbus A340 was damaged after a fire broke out on a truck towing the widebody jet at Germany's Frankfurt Airport on Monday. Ten airport workers, including ground crew and emergency responders, suffered smoke inhalation injuries that The Associated Press described as "minor." Lufthansa said it was not clear what led to the blaze.

 

Ten airport workers, including ground crew and emergency responders, suffered smoke inhalation injuries that The Associated Press described as “minor.”

Lufthansa said it was not clear what led to the blaze. Images showed significant burn marks around the flight deck and front of the A340. The A340 was painted in a special Star Alliance livery.

“The aircraft is heavily damaged,” Lufthansa said in a statement to Reuters, adding to the news agency that the aircraft had been scheduled to used Monday for Lufthansa Flight 426 from Frankfurt to Philadelphia.

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