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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

3 displaced after fire damages Vancouver garage

Three people were displaced after a garage sustained significant damage in a fire Tuesday morning. Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department responded to the fire at a two-story house, 4805 N.E. 112th Circle, around 9:30 a.m., firefighter Darrin Deming said. Crews found flames coming from the two-bay garage and pulled a line to douse the fire, Deming said.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 11:41:28 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

Lake Stevens donates surplus fire truck to Hat Island

One of Snohomish County’s rural, all-volunteer fire departments is getting a “new” engine with the help of some distant neighbors. A 1991 Darley Pumper truck is being prepared for its future home on Hat Island. The island is in Possession Sound between Everett and Whidbey Island. It has a small year-round population as well as a number of weekend and summer homes.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 2:00:26 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

Firefighters work to rescue woman, horse after fall down hillside near Auburn

Multiple agencies were working late Monday to rescue a woman and the horse she was riding after the two fell about 25 feet down a hillside near Auburn, officials said. Valley Regional Fire tweeted that the incident happened in the 16800 block of Southeast 376th Street. Rescuers used a rope system to bring the woman up the hill, KOMO news reported.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 1:42:46 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

1 dead, 2 hurt after Missouri firefighters pinned under vehicle in wreck

A firefighter is dead and another is badly injured following a wreck in Lafayette County, MO. This accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. on Monday evening. It happened on Highway E just north of Wheatley Road, which is north of Interstate 70 in Lafayette County. The area is just south of Mayview, MO.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCTV-TV CBS 5 Kansas City
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Posted: Jun 20, 2017

California city to disband 114-year old fire department

The Santa Paula City Council on Monday approved a resolution that, once finalized and in effect, effectively disbands its 114-year-old fire department. The tax-sharing agreement sets the terms for getting coverage from the larger Ventura County Fire Protection District. The district is paid for from property taxes, and Santa Paula will turn over 79 percent of what it gets once it joins, according to the agreement.
- PUB DATE: 6/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ventura County Star
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