As Station 52 nears completion, the Olympic View neighborhood and others just west of Silverdale will be first to experience the benefits of Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue’s bond. The first of five newly constructed fire stations coming to Kitsap County, Station 52, at 5328 NW Anderson Hill Road, is in the final stages of construction with hope for a June 1 opening.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site

Multiple fire crews responded to a house fire in Vancouver Wednesday morning, officials said. Although no people were injured, several cats and a dog did not survive the fire at 3501 N Street, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Crews responded to the fire around 7:15 a.m. and worked to quickly knock down the fire and search for the animals, but VPD said no surviving pets were found.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland

PHOTOS: More than 2,000 residents are under an evacuation order after a large fire broke out at an Indiana recycling plant on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Any resident within a half-mile radius of the plant in Richmond, Indiana, has been ordered to evacuate due to the "large industrial fire," local officials said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News

VIDEO: A legacy FDNY firefighter took his final ride with his Brooklyn firehouse after 40 years on the job. Throughout his career, 65-year-old Robert Thomas broke barriers and turned his job into a family affair. "I said when I'm leaving I'm going to have claw marks on the floor," Robert Thomas said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: A new alerting system has been installed across all Spokane Valley Fire Department stations, with the goal of reducing response times and improving overall firefighter health. “It’s easy when you love the job. We love what we do, certainly there are stressors,” SVFD Station 7 Firefighter/Paramedic Jeff Smetzler said.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane