A five-alarm fire at a College Park, Maryland, apartment building burned much longer than it should have, putting firefighters and the public at unnecessary risk, according to College Park Fire Chief Bill Corrigan. The Fuse 47 building on Berwyn House Road was still under construction at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Washington

Kewanee (IL) Fire Department top-mount pumper. 1871W cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 370-hp engine; 794-gallon polypropylene tank; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump.

The all-volunteer fire team from Franklin County Fire District 4 said they've timed it out and they think the Hanford Reach Fire in Franklin County might have started right around the peak of Monday's solar eclipse. Captain Michael Rattray said he knows how long it takes for wildfires to get going and the math checks out when compared it to the time they received the first call.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2017 7:49:17 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

The Toppenish Public Works Department is expected to be back in operation Thursday morning, less than a day after a fire destroyed its workshop. “It might slow down some of our responses for water and sewer,” City Manager Lance Hoyt said Wednesday evening, as firefighters were spraying down the remains of the 108-year-old building at 8 Buena Way.
- PUB DATE: 8/23/2017 6:00:38 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic