Seattle firefighters are speaking out against a budget proposal that would end clean-ups of unauthorized homeless camps in the city. In a letter to councilmember Kshama Sawant, Seattle Firefighters Union President Kenny Stuart said, "Needle sticks, exposure to biohazard and contaminants, and assault are serious issues that our firefighters face at unauthorized encampments every day.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Nashville (TN) Fire Department pumpers (10). Spartan Metro Star cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 750-gallon tanks.

Nashville (TN) Fire Department pumpers (10). Spartan Metro Star cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 750-gallon tanks.

Two people were rescued from a burning home on Thornton Drive overlooking the Dungeness Spit. The house at 20 Thornton Drive was declared a complete loss after the Friday blaze, which spewed flames and smoke seen as far away as Port Angeles. The homeowner, Dorothy Saxton, 95, and her daughter, Donna Huizinga, were rescued by electricians working nearby, said Assistant Chief Dan Orr of Clallam County Fire District No.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2017 12:34:38 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a Saturday afternoon apartment fire that injured two people, displaced dozens and caused approximately $30,000 in damage. While the fire in an apartment on the third floor of building in the 300 block of West Yakima Avenue was contained to one room, there was considerable smoke damage to the entire third floor, according to a news release from the Yakima Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/29/2017 11:57:44 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic