Normally, firefighters are the ones putting out fires. But, Saturday in Prosser, they were responsible for a pretty big one, and that fire was no accident. For the past few months, West Benton firefighters have been using a house on Florence Street for nighttime fire training. The house was donated by Joel Hughes, who bought it roughly a year ago in hopes of building new homes on the land.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2017 8:45:01 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Clark County Fire District 6 earned an AA- bond rating as part of a recent review of its finances, something the district says will help when issuing bonds to pay for building a new fire station and improving others. The AA- rating, from S&P Global Ratings, is considered high quality, according to the district, and will mean lower interest costs for bonds.
- PUB DATE: 4/15/2017 10:07:38 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Lacey firefighters will soon be sporting some new gear, thanks to a $21,600 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase new bunker gear, the protective clothing firefighters wear when entering burning buildings, according to Lacey Fire District 3. Bunker gear is replaced at least every 10 years, or following damage and wear and tear.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2017 10:47:45 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

A 48-year-old Tacoma man is fighting for his life after his car was hit head-on by another driver who was speeding to work, Kent police said. The collision happened on Kent's West Valley Highway near 216th Street just before 4 a.m., officials said. Police say the causing driver, a 20-year-old Covington man, was speeding at over 100 mph because he was running late to work.
- PUB DATE: 4/14/2017 8:16:18 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000