A man using a blowtorch to weed a flowerbed Sunday morning, April 3, accidentally set fire to the century-old home where he was living. Crews responded to the blaze at 1890 Nolte Road at about 11 a.m., said Randy VanderHeiden, assistant chief for Whatcom County Fire District 1. They later learned the fire started shortly after the occupant, Randy Velthuizen, had used a propane torch to burn away weeds near the northeast corner of the two-story house.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellingham herald

Until recently, if an active shooter had been in the food court of the mall, police would have had to secure the entire building before victims anywhere inside could get the medical care they needed. But as police and fire agencies learn from incidents around the country, they are changing their tactics to ensure they can get help to victims in a faster, better way.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellingham herald

A man using a blowtorch to weed a flowerbed Sunday morning, April 3, accidentally set fire to the century-old home where he was living. Crews responded to the blaze at 1890 Nolte Road at about 11 a.m., said Randy VanderHeiden, assistant chief for Whatcom County Fire District 1. They later learned the fire started shortly after the occupant, Randy Velthuizen, had used a propane torch to burn away weeds near the northeast corner of the two-story house.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellingham herald

Romeoville (IL) Fire Department, 105-foot aerial quint. Smeal S-600 cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 550-hp engine.

Firefighters had knocked back a blaze in a house on a Port Angeles bluff by 8 tonight but were planning to stay all night to ensure it didn't flare up again. The fire presented firefighters with a dilemma: continue to douse the blaze in the house at 715 E. Caroline St. or let it burn to prevent further erosion to the failing bluff.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2016 9:19:33 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News