Elkhart (IN) Fire Department 75-foot SLR aerial ladder quint. Custom cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 500-gallon polypropylene tank.

After a fire in late January that caused millions of dollars in damages, the Richland Fred Meyer welcomed both the police and fire departments to thank them for their efforts in getting them back up and running. "Teamwork makes the dream work, and this is the best example I can think of is teamwork," said Joe Grieshaber, Fred Meyer's president.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 9:33:50 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

A log house 16 miles outside of Kendrick burned to the ground Monday night, leaving little more than ash where the home used to be. The fire was reported at about 9:30 p.m. to the Latah County Sheriff’s Office. Forty minutes later, deputies were first on the scene. It was nearly an hour before the first firefighters – belonging to the Evergreen Fire Department from Clearwater County – arrived.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 7:44:22 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Firefighters pulled an elderly couple to safety as they attempted to use a garden hose to douse a fire in their house north of Ridgefield on Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the 29900 block of Northwest 71st Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Clark County Fire & Rescue spokesman Tim Dawdy said one 911 call indicated firefighters were heading to a barn fire, but it turned out to be in an old home.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 7:15:30 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

A man who was arrested in Moses Lake after throwing lit Molotov cocktails into a Spokane home on July 21, 2016 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The sentencing was handed down this week in a Spokane court. 38-year old Cameron Butler formerly of Broward County, Florida pleaded guilty on Nov. 9, 2017 to Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device (a Molotov cocktail), Interstate Stalking, and Possession of Child Pornography.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 6:24:39 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne