One person has died in an early morning apartment fire Monday, May 23, at 101 N. Ash St. Ricky Young, 58, a tenant at the apartment, was found dead in his ground floor apartment, said Okanogan County Coroner Dave Rodriguez. Omak Fire Department crews were called to the fire at 4:06 a.m. Monday and found the front of the building fully involved in flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2016 3:12:30 AM - SOURCE: Omak Chronicle

A longtime West End couple awoke at dawn Sunday to flames consuming their bedroom. Retired Clallam Bay residents David Levin and Corinne Davis escaped unharmed from what appeared to be an electrical fire after fleeing the blaze and calling 9-1-1 at 5:38 a.m. Sunday, Clallam County Fire District No. 5 Fire Chief Trish Hutson said Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2016 3:01:59 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

A longtime West End couple awoke at dawn Sunday to flames consuming their bedroom. Retired Clallam Bay residents David Levin and Corinne Davis escaped unharmed from what appeared to be an electrical fire after fleeing the blaze and calling 9-1-1 at 5:38 a.m. Sunday, Clallam County Fire District No. 5 Fire Chief Trish Hutson said Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2016 3:01:59 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Eleven firefighters received pension payments exceeding $500,000 last year, and all of them did so by taking part in a little-known loophole in one of San Diego’s most controversial employee benefit programs. The Deferred Retirement Option Plan, or DROP, allows city employees to collect a paycheck and a pension at the same time, but for a fixed period.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: san diego union-tribune.

Two firefighters who claim they were stripped of their badges by Fire Chief Darren Rosario for publicly criticizing him are suing the chief and the county. Earlier this month, attorney Ted Hong filed a lawsuit in Hilo Circuit Court on behalf of West Hawaii Battalion Chief Ty Medeiros and a separate amended complaint on behalf of retired West Hawaii Battalion Chief Steve Loyola.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: west hawaii today