According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Jetson Electric Bikes recalled their 42-Volt Rogue Self-Balancing Scoots/Hoverboards due to fire hazards that resulted in the deaths of two Pennsylvania girls. A 10-year-old girl and her 15-year-old sister died from a fire on April 1, 2022, in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

Yakima County Fire District 5 covers 800 square miles and serves more than 36,000 people, responding to an average of 2,700 calls per year. “We believe it is critical for our community to understand how we are funded. We are partners in this effort to protect and save lives and we are grateful for the support," said Fire Chief Ken Shipman.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland

City Manager Jessi Bon has issued a letter to the community regarding her office’s recommendation that the city begin exploring the adoption of a regional fire services model. Bon will bring the proposal to the table at the April 4 regular city council meeting and ask for council’s approval to seek further extensive collaboration with the city of Bellevue and Eastside Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mercer Island Reporter

Students and staff evacuated Kopachuck Middle School after a fire around 10:30 a.m. Friday. After a surge protector caught fire in an electrical panel near the 300 wing of the building, the smoke caused fire alarms to go off, Danielle Chastaine, Digital Media Coordinator for Peninsula School District, told the Gateway.
- PUB DATE: 3/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News-Tribune - Metered Site

The Fort Dodge City Council is getting ready to borrow about $14.5 million to pay for various projects and purchases, messengernews.net reported.

That money will be secured by issuing general obligation bonds that will be issued in June, the report said.

The general obligation bond issue debt will be paid off over a number of years with revenue from property taxes, the stormwater utility fee, the hotel/motel tax and tax increment financing, according to the report.

The fire department items to be paid for with the upcoming bond issue include:

• $800,000 for the recently delivered new fire engine.

• $700,000 for ongoing renovations at the firehouse.