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Posted: Mar 9, 2017

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Enforcer Quint

Ohio Township, Warrick County, IN, Newburgh, IN, Pierce Ascendant quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale, Qmax-200 2,000-gpm single-stage pump.
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Posted: Mar 9, 2017

Vacant house fire in Spokane Valley ruled suspicious

Wednesday evening Spokane Valley firefighters responded to a reported house fire a 7222 E. Boone Ave. Crews arrived at a vacant single story house just after 5 p.m. and found smoke coming from the eaves of the house. Firefighters called for more units to respond and quickly extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2017 9:01:40 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Former Thirtymile Fire crew chief sentenced in DUI crash

A former U.S. Forest Service manager who fled from a DUI accident last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 45 days in jail. Ellreese N. Daniels, 56, of East Wenatchee pleaded to a felony charge of hit and run and a count of driving under the influence in the July 8 wreck, which injured a Snohomish County motorist and his passenger, both 20.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2017 4:43:56 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Mobile home fire in Poulsbo kills dog

A fire that began on a porch spread to a mobile home in Poulsbo on Wednesday. The fire killed one dog. A second dog was taken to a veterinary clinic. Firefighters went to the Poulsbo Mobile Home Park about 12:40 p.m. Police arrived first, and fire officials said an officer was able to use an extinguisher to put out much of the porch fire, slowing its spread.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2017 4:43:25 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Mar 8, 2017

Canton (OH) Reopens Closed Fire Stations

Firefighters spent the day Tuesday moving back into fire stations that have been closed for more than a year. At Station Number 5 on West Tuscarawas Street, an Engine Company returning to the building for the first time since January 21st of last year.
The same at Station Number 6 on the city's east side. Three stations re-opening as part of a plan to improve response times. But the plan does not increase the number of firefighters or their equipment, it simply shuffles the existing numbers, spreading them out over more locations.

"The benefit is somewhere in the city it will at least decrease our response times by some type of help arriving rather than have them cluster in the middle," said Canton Fire Chief Thomas Garra.

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