A cluster of Fire District 7 commissioners said their goodbyes earlier this month. Dean Schwartz, Shauna Willner and Marc Inman will step down from their posts serving the residents of Snohomish County and representing the agency prior to the start of 2018. Fire Chief Gary Meek said in a news release that each one was instrumental in the merger of what was formerly Fire District 3 and Fire District 7.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2017 1:57:35 AM - SOURCE: Monroe Monitor

A fire in the 22600 block of 88 Ave. S. this morning, Dec. 18, caused more than $2 million in damage, according to a press release by the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. The release said the first 911 call came from the company’s owner at 7:30 a.m., as he arrived at work. He reported white smoke coming from one end of the single story, Masonry Building, but very quickly changed it to include flames as well.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2017 1:45:27 AM - SOURCE: Renton Reporter

A Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighter has minor injuries after a mobile fire in Auburn Monday night. Firefighters were called to the Auburn Green Mobile Home Park off 29th St. SE, after a neighbor reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the home. Once crews arrived, they were able to quickly knock down the fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2017 12:04:34 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

An Amtrak train that derailed near DuPont Monday morning killing three people and injuring dozens of others was going 80 mph in a 30 mph area just before the crash, according to preliminary data reports given to the National Transportation Safety Board. In a briefing late Monday night, NTSB investigators said they are beginning to gather information from the data recorder in the rear locomotive of the train.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2017 12:04:34 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Officials say a firefighter suffered a heart attack while responding to a call at a Chase Bank Monday morning in Nyack and later died. Nyack fire crews responded to the bank on North Broadway around 8:30 a.m. after reports of a chemical spill. Officials say a battery in the bank's alarm system overheated, creating an odor.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News 12 Westchester