Posted: Mar 8, 2018
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
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Posted: Mar 7, 2018
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
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Posted: Mar 7, 2018
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
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Posted: Mar 7, 2018
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
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Posted: Mar 7, 2018
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners has approved a lease agreement with the Holbrook Campground for the county Fire and Emergency Services to operate and maintain a fire station on the property.
The Holbrook Campground Volunteer Fire Department constructed the station at 2250 Holbrook Campground Road, Alpharetta, in the late 1970s.
With the recent consolidation of volunteer fire services, the lease agreement with the county establishes a legal basis for the fire department to continue operating a fire station on the property, staff said in a report to commissioners. The $1-a-year agreement runs for one year with an automatic renewal for five successive, one-year terms.
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