The fire district that covers West Richland is scrambling to deal with a $500,000 shortfall after the county failed to collect the tax approved by voters last fall. Benton Fire District 4 voters agreed to the levy lift lid in August but it was left off property tax bills. Chief Paul Carlyle said the fire district submitted the needed paperwork to the county and included the extra money in its 2023 budget, which was required to be completed in November 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald - Metered Site

Firefighters in west valley were busy Wednesday night with a house fire that took the lives of five pets. Fire officials from West Valley Fire Rescue were called to the home off of 52nd Avenue at about 9:00 pm. When they arrived they found the home full of smoke but no flames. They say the fire "burned itself" out because of a lack of oxygen.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIT-AM 1280/FM 101.3 Yakima

Three encampment fires were reported by Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Wednesday, bringing the total to 261 in just over three months, on pace for a third year in a row of more than 1,000 recorded encampment fires, according to SFD Live. The three fires Wednesday occurred at 15th Ave NE., the intersection of S.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 10:19:59 PM - SOURCE: MyNorthwest

VIDEO: Firefighters battled a large blaze in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood that left 12 adults and nine children unable to return home Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. in a home on Cushing Avenue. Flames burst through the roof of the building. "Seeing their faces and trying to figure out what's going to come next.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua

VIDEO: Belvidere Fire Department Lt. Dan Drall was among the first on scene when the ceiling collapsed on people in a packed metal concert at the Apollo Theatre. Immediately, he said, firefighters jumped into action. "The first five minutes dictates the next five hours of the scene. We've always talked about that.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago