A vintage truck was damaged in a suspected arson in Chehalis over the weekend. Sometime between 9 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Saturday, a fire in a shop in the 200 block of Aubrey Lane in Chehalis damaged the wood bed of a truck and cardboard boxes that were in the bed. The vehicle, a 1978 GMC Sierra, is a “project truck,” according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2016 3:33:38 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A vintage truck was damaged in a suspected arson in Chehalis over the weekend. Sometime between 9 p.m. on Friday and 12 p.m. on Saturday, a fire in a shop in the 200 block of Aubrey Lane in Chehalis damaged the wood bed of a truck and cardboard boxes that were in the bed. The vehicle, a 1978 GMC Sierra, is a “project truck,” according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2016 3:33:38 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The house fire that killed Hamilton firefighter Patrick Wolterman has been ruled an arson, police announced today. Because of that, the firefighter’s death is being investigated as a homicide. Police are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone with information on the case. Wolterman, 28, died Monday, Dec.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: journal-news

A Barling firefighter has been released from Mercy Hospital after falling through the attic of a burning home early Tuesday morning (Jan. 5). Firefighter Robert Barker was treated for both lower back pain and arm pain following his fall at a home on Meadow Lane around 1 a.m., according to Edwin Anderson with the Barling Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFSM-TV CBS 5 Fort Smith

Heart attacks, overexertion and stress were the leading causes of deaths of on-duty firefighters last year. Eighty five firefighters died while performing their duties in 2015, compared to 91 in 2014, according to statistics compiled by the USFA. Of the 85, 14 died of heart-related issues or strokes within 24 hours of an emergency response.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firehouse