Fire broke out at a Quality Inn hotel in Kent early Tuesday, but no one was injured. Firefighters responded to the hotel, in the 1700 block of West Meeker Street, at about 5:15 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke billowing from the building. Flames and smoke were found coming from an exterior wall.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 6:52:41 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Firewise Communities program, which encourages residents to protect themselves from wildfires, is growing in Yakima County. Six communities will be recognized for their recent efforts as Firewise Communities by the Yakima County Commissioners today. The Firewise program emphasizes fire-resistant home building materials, thinning trees and brush to create defensive space around homes, and safe accessibility for firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 6:04:10 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

During the Fire Department annual inspection two years ago, attendees got a dramatic firsthand look at Arlington firefighter-EMTs’ professionalism in action when they rushed to administer Narcan to revive an overdosed heroin addict whose desperate brother brought him to Station 46. “Our first responders saved that person’s life right in front of our eyes,” Fire Chief Bruce Stedman said.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 1:43:56 AM - SOURCE: Arlington Times

The Disney-controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District has rejected a special magistrate's ruling siding with firefighters in a union dispute. Reedy Creek issued a 16-page letter rejecting the magistrate's decision to the Public Employees Relations Commission on Friday. The government agency said the magistrate, James Stokes, issued his decision four months after the deadline.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orlando Sentinel

A proposed plea deal in the case of five volunteer firefighters accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in an Ellis County firehouse last year would result in one of them pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault count and charges being dropped against the others. Eight people were arrested after the January 2015 attack captured in a cellphone video that was allegedly shared with people through a group text.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News