An apartment fire sent a plume of smoke high into the blue skies over Seattle on Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to the scene, a seven-story apartment building at Stone Avenue North and North 95th Street, at about 3:40 p.m. after receiving reports of flames on the roof of the structure. Firefighters deployed aerial ladders to reach the blaze, which appeared to be mostly confined to the roof and top story.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2017 5:34:35 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief Gordon Pomeroy is retiring after eight years of serving as fire chief. Pomeroy is slated to retire at the end of the year, but fire commissioners could extend that deadline if a new chief hasn’t been selected, according to Bill Beezley, public information officer for East Jefferson Fire-Rescue (EJFR).
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2017 5:42:14 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Six people were shaken but uninjured after escaping from an early morning duplex fire wearing only their pajamas and nightclothes. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 14000 block of SE Allen Road in Bellevue. at about 4 a.m. Friday after receiving reports of smoke and flames billowing from the home.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2017 10:31:05 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000