Eastside Fire & Rescue says firefighters put out a fire in Issaquah on Sunday. The house was located on 285th Avenue SE, near High Point Trail. Firefighters put out the fire in 20 minutes, preventing it from spreading throughout the house. The fire was mostly contained to the vaulted ceiling. Eastside Fire & Rescue did not say whether there were any injuries related to the fire.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: One person was killed, and several homes were damaged during a fast-moving fire in Renton Monday morning. According to the Renton Regional Fire Authority, calls came in around 10:30 a.m. reporting the fire at a condo complex at 1500 Union Ave NE. Fire crews arrived within four minutes and found several units were already in flames.

“There are a lot of different factors in how fast the fire grew, but in this case, it was on multiple floors when they arrived,” said Eric Autry, a spokesperson for the fire authority. “Folks I talked to said they were knocking on doors trying to alert peoplethat there was a fire in the building.” Autry said the victim who was killed in the fire is a young adult, but no other details about that person were released.

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The relationship between operations and maintenance is one of the most important, and most overlooked, partnerships in the fire service. Here are a few lessons from the shop floor that every officer should know about their apparatus.

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Strong winds from a thunderstorm damaged a Fresno County (CA) fire station, ripping off its roof and affecting the garage. No crews were inside, and service response times remain unaffected.

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The donated Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV) comes complete with fire suppression equipment and the space to store medical equipment and supplies.

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