On December 11, 2023, the Snoqualmie City Council unanimously approved Mayor Katherine Ross’s appointment of Interim Fire Chief Mike Bailey as the permanent chief of the Snoqualmie Fire Department, effective December 12. Chief Bailey has been a member of the Snoqualmie Fire Dept. for nearly 25 years, previously serving as Deputy Fire Chief for four years, as well as two terms as Interim Fire Chief in 2021 and 2023.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Snoqualmie

VIDEO: Kennewick fire officials said a cooking fire caused damage to at least three apartments at a complex Tuesday night. It happened at the Copper Ridge Apartments on the 5500 block of West Hildebrand Boulevard. The fire started just after 5 p.m. According to Deputy Fire Chief Michael Heffner, the tenant of the apartment on the third floor of the B building was cooking on the stove.
- PUB DATE: 12/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Apple Valley News Now

VIDEO: On Tuesday dozens of residents at the Polaris at SeaTac apartments had a frightening wake-up call. An early-morning fire forced them out of the complex and many were left stranded in the cold as firefighters tackled the blaze. “At 6:50 this morning we were called for a fire in this building.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 6:24:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Two firefighters were injured while battling flames that engulfed a yacht club that has been a local landmark in Marina del Rey for decades. The fire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Monday at the California Yacht Club on Admiralty Way, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Fire crews arrived on scene to heavy fire and smoke billowing from the building, and it was quickly upgraded to a 2nd alarm fire before it was eventually extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

"Twas the night before Christmas in the firehouse, not an alarm bell ringing, not one fire to douse…" Thus begins "A Firehouse's Night Before Christmas," a modern-day, safety-oriented retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," by Northborough and Maynard firefighter Michael Parr.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Metro West Daily News - Metered Site