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Posted: Jun 25, 2017

Fire reduces Key Peninsula waterfront home to rubble

All that’s left is a chimney. A waterfront home in Wauna went up in flames Saturday morning and burned to the ground. The Key Peninsula Fire Department was dispatched to the home in the 8900 block of 128th Street Northwest about 9:15 a.m., Chief Guy Allen said. They came down the long driveway to find much of the home in flames and took a defensive approach to save two nearby structures, Allen said.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2017 1:41:47 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune
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Posted: Jun 24, 2017

Suspected arsonist cuffed while trying to hit officers in Mount Vernon

Officers were injured while attempting to arrest a man suspected of setting a building on fire in Mount Vernon Saturday morning. The officers identified the 33-year-old transient as a person of interest while responding to a reported arson in the 100 block of North 15th Street, Lt. Mike Moore with the Mount Vernon Police Department said.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2017 5:02:01 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jun 24, 2017

Fire near Tampico larger than originally estimated

Firefighters have reassessed how much land was blackened by a wildlands fire west of Yakima earlier this week and now say the figure stands at 121 acres. An initial estimate had placed the burned area at 30 acres. Fire officials said Friday that the number of acres burned was adjusted after crews walked the entire fire line with GPS units.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2017 7:47:31 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Jun 23, 2017

Arlington deputy fire chief retires after 32 years

Deputy Fire Chief Tom Cooper is retiring June 29 after 32 years on fire crews. Cooper first started working for the city as a volunteer firefighter in 1985. He was hired as Arlington’s second full-time career firefighter in 1991. In 1999 he was promoted to captain, and in 2003 was promoted to deputy chief.
- PUB DATE: 6/23/2017 3:58:04 PM - SOURCE: Marysville Globe
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Posted: Jun 23, 2017

Grant wins Sand Hills volunteer fire department new truck

The new brush truck came from a $100,000 cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that Sand Hills VFD received in September 2016. According to a press release from the Texas A&M Forest Service, the vehicle is in service and has already been used several times.

The Sand Hills Volunteer Fire Department can now rely on the assistance of a 2016 Ram 4500 brush truck when called out on the job.


The new brush truck came from a $100,000 cost share grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program that Sand Hills VFD received in September 2016.


According to a press release from the Texas A&M Forest Service, the vehicle is in service and has already been used several times. It comes equipped with an 350-gallon water tank, spray nozzles, front bumper remote controlled monitor and foam capability.


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