Attempting to physically interfere with a firefighter or intentionally hindering a first responder by disobeying a direct order in Lewis County can now result in up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine. Lewis County commissioners unanimously adopted ordinance 1349 on Tuesday. It was suggested by Winlock-area Lewis County Fire District 15 Commissioner Randy Pennington, who learned in August that interfering with a firefighter or emergency responder was no longer directly against state law.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 8:20:28 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A residential fire in Tacoma closed several roads as crews worked to put out the flames Tuesday morning, according to the Tacoma Fire Department. At about 9:11 a.m., firefighters responded to the reported fire in the 900 block of South Sprague Avenue. South Sprague Avenue, from 9th to 11th Street, was closed as crews worked to knock the fire down.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 5:37:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Firefighters were called to a Union Gap address on South 3rd Street around 1:00 AM Tuesday morning after reports of a structure fire and a person with mobility issues, trapped in the basement. Firefighters were able to reach the basement despite the heavy smoke and flames engulfing the lower part of the building, ultimately rescuing the man who was trapped downstairs.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 9:30:59 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

Today marks one year since the massive fire on Morton Avenue tore through a warehouse in the early morning of October 17, 2022. That fire burned across the block the entire morning, and smoldered for the next few days. The Evansville Fire Department was called to the scene and spent several days there before that fire was completely out.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFIE-TV NBC 14 Evansville

Frank Granados was training with the Tucson Fire Department when a new firefighting product was introduced at the site. After igniting a pool of JP-4 jet fuel, the crew deployed the product, a type of foam, and extinguished the fire in about 40 seconds, nearly twice as fast as anything they’d used before.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Arizona Republic - Metered Site