Posted: May 29, 2017
Firefighters in Jackson are showing off their latest firefighting tool. Officials say the new fire truck is not only better when responding to emergencies - it's safer for the firefighters too.
The truck has airbags just like any other passenger car would. It also holds more water than the previous pumper. But you won't see the truck on any calls for the next couple of weeks because it has to be properly inducted into the station.
Jackson Fire Rescue Captain Robert Greif said there is a dedication ceremony planned for June 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Station One in Jackson.
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Posted: May 29, 2017
Spokane Valley Fire Department units responded to a house fire at Trent and McDonald at about 10 p.m. Sunday night. Arriving firefighters found smoke and flames coming from a window of the home and called for addition units to help put the fire out. Fifteen units responded.
Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies called the fire in.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2017 4:38:58 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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Posted: May 29, 2017
By early August, Snohomish County Fire District 7 could move to new headquarters in Monroe.
The Clearview-based district merged with Monroe’s fire department last year. Just a few housekeeping matters remain: establishing new headquarters, reducing the number of elected commissioners and consolidating the levies.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2017 1:14:20 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald - Metered Site
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Posted: May 29, 2017
Spokane police arrested a suspect Sunday who set a series of small fires along the Fish Lake Trail.
Just after 3:30, an off-duty Spokane Police Officer observed a series of small fires on the west side of Highway 105 between the Highway and the Fish Lake Trail.
The fires were quickly contained, and there were no evacuations or threats to nearby structures
Spokane police tracked the direction of the fire, set up a perimeter around the fire, and detained three suspects.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2017 11:45:01 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: May 29, 2017
The man injured in a Pasco mobile home fire Sunday night is being treated at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for burns to his hands, feet, and legs.
Firefighters tell NBC Right Now, the man went inside while he was barbecuing on his back deck then, he came back outside to his entire deck in flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2017 9:53:35 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com
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