Officers believe the cause for a small explosion in a Kennewick home on Wednesday afternoon may be an operation to extract marijuana oil. Kennewick police and firefighters responded to the 30 Block of South Dawes Street near Edison Elementary School around 3:30 p.m. Officers saw 37-year-old Gabrial Schumacher running from the scene, they took him into custody shortly after.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 10:34:29 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

A man suffered burn injuries early Thursday after fire broke out in a semi trailer that had been converted into sleeping quarters, emergency officials said. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 800 block of Butte Avenue SE, at about 5:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a trailer fire. A man was found at the scene with first- and second-degree burns.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 8:57:20 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

For the second time in just over a year, Bellevue firefighters were called to battle a blaze at the Islamic Center of Eastside in Bellevue. Crews responded to the fire in the 14700 block of Main Street just before 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The building has been vacant since Jan.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 2:58:36 AM - SOURCE: Bellevue Reporter

The city has tapped Greg Benson, a former fire chief with more than 35 years of public safety experience, to serve as the head of the Victorville Fire Department, officials said Wednesday. Benson will oversee the city’s underway transition from San Bernardino County Fire to its own agency. He is expected to begin April 23.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Victorville Daily Press

Maplewood and its Fire Relief Association have been engaged in a money squabble ever since the city announced a staffing change that would eliminate part-time firefighters. That battle could end with a city victory if recently proposed legislation is passed this session at the state Capitol. At the center of the feud is a $1.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: TwinCities.com