Waynesville has begun using $3 million in federal funds for a new fire station in Hazelwood.

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Two firefighters were injured when their fire truck overturned near Kernersville.

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A fire that started in a detached garage spread to a residential structure on the grounds of a South Seattle synagogue Tuesday morning, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the 5100 block of South Holly Street after reports of a fire in a residential structure. The department initially urged people to avoid the area while crews worked.

Firefighters quickly put water on the flames and brought the fire under control, the department said. Crews later determined the blaze originated in a detached garage and spread to a nearby residential structure before firefighters arrived. Seattle Fire Department spokesperson David Cuerpo said the fire involved a structure on the property of Bikur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath, an Orthodox synagogue in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood.

The property includes the Seattle Mikvah at 5145 S. Morgan St. The ritual bath facility is on the synagogue grounds with access from South Holly Street. Fire crews completed primary and secondary searches of both the garage and the residential building and continued checking for hot spots. No injuries were immediately reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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A house fire early Sunday morning in Poulsbo ended with one person dead and another hospitalized, the Poulsbo Fire Department said. Around 12 a.m. on Sunday, first responders received a call that flames were visible in the window of a home in the Lofall area of the town. When personnel from Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue and Navy Region Northwest arrived, they found a “heavy fire consuming the entire front of the residence,” wrote Poulsbo Fire officials on social media.

Prior to fire teams’ arrival, neighbors had helped evacuate one occupant of the home, but the other occupant was still trapped inside. Firefighters began fire suppression tactics and started to search for the other occupant. They found the person, but they had died.

The other occupant of the home was taken to St. Michael’s Medical Center. The Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, but preliminary details indicate it may have begun in the northwest corner of the home, in a bedroom.

“This tragic loss serves as a stark reminder of how quickly fire spreads. The Poulsbo Fire Department urges all residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms on every level of their home, inside every bedroom, and outside all sleeping areas,” Poulsbo Fire officials wrote. “Additionally, families are encouraged to practice ‘Close Before You Doze’ by keeping bedroom doors shut at night, and to regularly practice a home fire escape plan.”

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A wildfire near Coulee City has grown significantly and is now threatening structures and critical infrastructure, prompting state officials to mobilize additional firefighting resources. The Garred Road Fire, which started Sunday at about 4:01 p.m., has expanded to an estimated 3,500 acres and continues to grow, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Earlier Monday, Coulee City Fire Chief Jesse Bolyard said the fire had rekindled after initially burning nearly 500 acres Sunday. Level 3 (Leave Now) evacuations remain in place for the Sun Lakes area, and both State Route 17 and U.S. Highway 2 are closed near the fire, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

State Fire Marshal officials said the fire is burning in sagebrush and dry grass, and is threatening primary and secondary homes, wheat fields, infrastructure and the Sun Lakes State Park campground. The fire was human-caused, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The growing severity of the fire prompted state mobilization efforts Monday afternoon.

Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the use of statewide firefighting resources at 12:45 p.m. at the request of Bolyard. Under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, additional crews and equipment from across the state can be deployed when local resources are overwhelmed.

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