An early morning house fire in Kent has left 10 people without a home. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 24900 block of 36th Place South in Kent, just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports of smoke and flames coming from the home. Ten residents evacuated the burning home. None of them were injured.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2017 8:26:31 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Spokane Fire Department made history when the new assistant fire chief started. Trisha Wolford is the first woman to hold the position in Spokane. Wolford said that while being the first woman assistant fire chief for the Spokane Fire Department was an honor, many women across the country serve in leadership positions for fire departments and law enforcement.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2017 7:07:09 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

A house fire that originated on a stovetop was knocked down by Clallam County Fire District No. 2 personnel Wednesday. The lone human occupant was uninjured, and crews retrieved five small dogs from the house at 2535 E. Bay St. just east of Port Angeles, Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Jake Patterson said.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2017 2:43:37 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Two Eastern Iowa fires that killed a combined nine people, including four children, within five days made 2017 the deadliest year in more than a decade for fire deaths in Iowa. The State Fire Marshal’s Office reported 38 confirmed fire deaths as of Wednesday, with another 13 expected to go on the list, said Ron Humphrey, special agent in charge of the Office’s Arson and Explosives Bureau.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

West Lebanon Township has suspended and decertified Speedwell Fire Company as a first responder because company members allegedly responded to a call after drinking alcohol. Seven out of nine fire company members who responded to a call at 10:10 p.m. Dec. 14 were under the influence of alcohol, township commissioner John Brenner said in a letter to Lebanon County EMA Director Robert Dowd.
- PUB DATE: 12/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lebanon Daily News