A city-owned truck was destroyed and five others sustained damage during an arson incident overnight, police said. The suspect got away and remains at large. Firefighters responded to the scene, a city-owned parking lot one block east of the Bellingham Municipal Court building, just before 4 a.m. Tuesday after receiving reports of a fire, said Lt.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 1:23:09 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

As firefighters across the state prepare for another wildfire season in Washington, one man is preparing for his 50th and final season on the fireline. Brock Shero is on the Northwest Incident Management team and has decided to retire after he finishes his fifth decade of service later this year. “I’ve seen a lot of challenges, I’ve seen a lot of changes, the one thing that hasn’t really changed is the hand tools we use, they're the same we started with 50 years ago,” Shero said.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 11:01:03 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

A 100-year-old warehouse was destroyed early Tuesday after a massive fire tore through a city block in downtown Olympia. Fire officials say it's too early to say whether the two-alarm blaze may have been started by July Fourth fireworks. Crews responded to the fire, at State Avenue NE and Adams Street NE, at about 1:15 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 7:55:47 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

It remains the deadliest fire in Seattle's history. 32 people died when a B-29 prototype bomber crashed into the Frye Meatpacking Plant in the SoDo neighborhood. Among the dead was Luther Bonner, 23, a relatively new member of Seattle's firefighting ranks. He was killed after being overcome by gases released when the plant's refrigeration lines were severed.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2016 2:58:14 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News