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Posted: Sep 15, 2017

Homeless man pleads guilty for destructive fire at Bellevue mosque

A homeless man charged for a January fire that badly damaged a mosque in Bellevue pleaded guilty Friday morning to first-degree reckless burning in King County Superior Court. Isaac Wayne Wilson, 37, was originally charged with second-degree arson and held on $1 million bail for the Jan. 14 fire at the Islamic Center of the Eastside.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2017 11:22:44 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Sep 15, 2017

Durant (OK) Firefighters Acquire New Fire Truck

The Durant Fire Department this new Sutphen pumper truck that will replace a 1998-model truck that will be kept for backup. Funding for the new truck was from the county's fire sales tax that benefits all fire departments in Bryan County. The fire department will be performing a ceremony at 5:30 p.m.
The Durant Democrat reported on new apparatus coming to the city of Durant, Oklahoma.
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Posted: Sep 15, 2017

PA Fire Truck Blows Tire, Forcing Closure of Highway

WINDBER - No injuries were reported Thursday after a Windber firetruck blew a tire, forcing the road to be shut down, authorities said. The unit was returning from an incident at 5:47 when the tire blew out at Hayes Street and Route 56, forcing the road to be closed for about 2 1/2 hours, Somerset 911 said.
No firefighters were injured when a Windber (PA) fire apparatus blew a tire when it was returning from an incident on Thursday.
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Posted: Sep 15, 2017

Driver Seriously Injured After Crashing into Fire Truck in Australia

A driver has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a fire truck already attending to another accident on the M1. Traffic was banking up in both directions at Rochedale South after the crash in the southbound lane, with the highway cut to one lane in that direction.
A driver crashed into the back of a fire apparatus that was staged to respond to a separate two-car crash on a highway in Queensland, Australia.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokeswoman said the car was wedged under the back of the fire truck. The driver was extricated from beneath the apparatus, then transported in serious condition.
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Posted: Sep 15, 2017

Winlock Fire District asks for Levy to hire more staff

Winlock residents can expect to see a request on the November ballot from Lewis County Fire District 15 for a maintenance and operations levy expected to collect $215,000 per year from 2018 through 2021. The levy is primarily intended to allow the district to hire an additional full-time firefighter to augment its weekday shifts, according to the district.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2017 3:21:02 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle
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