A disgraced former Everett Fire Department leader has surrendered his paramedic license.David “Pete” Vier, 60, was sentenced in King County in July to serve an eight-month sentence for sex crimes.He retired from the fire department after his 2014 arrest for attempting to arrange for sex with a 15-year-old girl.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2015 1:45:19 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

An early Wednesday morning fire displaced a family of three from their Kent West Hill mobile home. A family member called 911 at 6:38 a.m. reporting smoke was coming from under and into their home in the 24400 block of Pacific Highway South, according to a Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority media release.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2015 1:00:59 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

An early Wednesday morning fire displaced a family of three from their Kent West Hill mobile home. A family member called 911 at 6:38 a.m. reporting smoke was coming from under and into their home in the 24400 block of Pacific Highway South, according to a Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority media release.
- PUB DATE: 12/16/2015 1:00:59 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

A Kansas City (MO) firefighter has died after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to reports.

The Kansas City Star reported that the fatal shooting apparently took place near Kansas City Fire Station 17, which housed Truck 2, the ladder truck that firefighter Larry J. Leggio rode to an October fire that claimed his life and the life of firefighter John V. Mesh.

The incident was reported about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, the report said. In a joint statement, Fire Chief Paul Berardi, Mayor Sly James, and City Manager Troy Schulte acknowledged the firefighter's death but did not release the firefighter's name or other details.

For more information, view kshb.com