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Posted: Aug 11, 2016

Kaukauna (WI) to Build New Fire Station

In the next month, construction of a new fire station will begin -- the second of three facility projects happening in Kaukauna. "It's going to be a fun project, a beautiful structure," said Kaukauna Mayor Gene Rosin. "I've seen the design and the layout and the drawings, and it will really complement downtown really nicely."
Most recently, a new city hall and police department opened across the road from the old facility on Second Street in downtown Kaukauna, at a cost of $14 million.

The fire station, the second of three phases of the facilities project, will cost between $5.5 and $5.7 million. The city has set aside $2 million in cash for the station, with the rest coming from borrowing, Rosin said.

The fire station should be complete within two years.

It will be equipped with the same eco-friendly technology as the new municipal complex, like geothermal heating and cooling, LED lighting and solar panels.

The third phase, at $1 million, will remodel parts of the old building for use by the streets and parks departments.

Before the 29,000-square-foot fire station can be built, part of the old building on Second Street must be torn down. That demolition is included in the cost estimates.

For Kaukauna Fire Chief Paul Hirte, the new facility, which will more than triple the size of the current facility, has been eagerly awaited by the fire department.

The current fire station is part of a 130-year-old building, which the fire department moved into in 1974. The department has since added ambulances, ladder trucks, boats, jaws of life equipment, trench rescue equipment and more, Hirte said. Some of those vehicles are parked on the street.

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Posted: Aug 11, 2016

Fire officials: Arson destroys under construction house in Vancouver

An under construction house was destroyed and two adjacent homes were damaged by an early morning fire that investigators say is arson. The fire marks the second arson of an under construction building in the area within a 24 hour span. Firefighters were called to the 5712 N.E. 47th Street at about 1:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2016 9:00:40 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Aug 11, 2016

Frankenmuth (MI) Muster Fire Truck Photos by Steve Redick

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Posted: Aug 11, 2016

Update: Cause of $10M Everett warehouse fire unknown; case closed

Investigators say they may never know what caused the three-alarm warehouse fire in north Everett on June 4. There was not enough evidence available to pinpoint an exact cause, Fire Marshal Eric Hicks said. It was not safe for fire inspectors to go inside what was left of the building, he said. That step usually is taken to try to determine a fire’s path and origin.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2016 2:09:04 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: Aug 11, 2016

2 found dead, others unaccounted for after explosion, fire at Maryland apartment complex

A fire and explosion at a Silver Spring apartment complex has caused massive damage, killing two, injuring dozens and displaced almost a hundred residents, some of whom are still missing. The incident is now being treated as a death investigation. According to Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein, fire crews were called to the 8600 block of Piney Branch Avenue for reports of an explosion and fire shortly before midnight.
- PUB DATE: 8/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV 9 DC
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