For Richard Houts, fighting fires was a natural fit. His father was a fireman, his uncles and cousins, too. By the age of 16, he was at it as well. So began a five-decade fire service career interrupted briefly by military service and some semi-retirement work for a corporation (a consultant for fire suppression issues, no less).
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 1:08:28 PM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette

A mobile home erupted in flames Wednesday afternoon, and fire investigators fear it might have claimed a life. A neighbor called 911 to report in the fire in the 29600 block of 142nd Ave. SE. Firefighters arrived to find large flames and billowing smoke from the double-wide mobile home. Their firefight was hampered by the fact that the home was at the end of a long driveway with no close fire hydrants.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 12:56:34 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Fourth of July is over but area hospitals are still waiting to see if more people will be rushed in after suffering injuries due to fireworks. Two people, including a teenager, were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after suffering devastating hand injuries at a popular field used to light fireworks in Auburn.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 10:06:17 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

The Yakima Fire Department says two people had to leave their home, early Wednesday morning after a fire broke out. Firefighters say around 12:31 a.m. a smoke detector went off, alerting the two people inside the double-wide home along the 800 block of N. 40th Ave. Yakima police got to the scene first and made sure both people made it out of the home safely.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2016 6:42:58 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com