Yankton (SD) Fire Protection District, quick-response wildland unit. Ford F-550 Crew Cab and chassis; 6.8-liter SOHC 326-hp engine; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank.

Bremerton Police have arrested a 21-year-old woman accused of setting fire to a house on early on Thanksgiving Day. Police Chief Steven Strachan says in a news release Friday that detectives believe the woman had been drinking, damaged a couch with a knife and then used a propane torch which set the couch on fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2016 11:29:42 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A two-alarm fire early Saturday morning that damaged a building undergoing renovation in downtown Spokane appears to be arson, a fire department spokesman said. Spokane Fire Department crews were called to 819 W. Riverside Ave. at 3 a.m. Saturday and found heavy smoke and fire on both floors of the two-story building after they forced their way inside, Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said Saturday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2016 2:04:48 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire in Kirkland Friday night. The fire broke out just before 9:00 p.m. at a home on 86th Place Northeast. Video captured by a neighbor showed flames shooting out of the attic area. Crews were able to quickly put out the fire. They don't believe anyone was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 11/26/2016 12:37:55 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A Spokane firefighter is contesting a three-shift suspension he received after being charged with assaulting a patient on a medical call. Capt. Greg Borg, who has been working for the department since 1979, threw a patient to the ground during a June 25 call after the patient spat and swore at him, according to an Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/25/2016 6:01:32 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review