Fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a two-story Happy Valley home Sunday afternoon, Nov. 8, displacing four residents, Bellingham Fire Department officials said. Dispatchers received several calls about a house ablaze at 3017 Wilson Alley about 2:10 p.m. Sunday. “When our crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming out multiple windows,” said Assistant Fire Chief Bill Hewett.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2015 1:44:59 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Fire of unknown origin heavily damaged a two-story Happy Valley home Sunday afternoon, Nov. 8, displacing four residents, Bellingham Fire Department officials said. Dispatchers received several calls about a house ablaze at 3017 Wilson Alley about 2:10 p.m. Sunday. “When our crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming out multiple windows,” said Assistant Fire Chief Bill Hewett.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2015 1:44:59 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

With flames swirling all around them, four firefighters trapped on a narrow Lake County ridge during the first hour of what would become the state’s third-most-catastrophic wildfire made the last-ditch decision most avoid at all costs: Seek refuge in emergency fire-resistant shelters. “The ground was on fire,” Cal Fire firefighter Niko Matteoli said.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: the press democrat

Joey Tanner’s ascension through the firefighting ranks seems inevitable. His grandfather was chief of the Johnsonville Fire District. When he retired, Tanner’s father took the job, which he still holds. Joey Tanner’s brother is a deputy chief in Florence. “We’re kind of working in the fire service our whole career,” the 52-year-old Tanner said Friday, hours after being announced as Horry County Fire Rescue’s newest chief.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: myrtle beach online

Chronic problems at the Detroit Fire Department are catching up to homeowners in the form of higher insurance rates. Detroit already has the highest rates in the state. Now, they’re rising again for many, after a group that analyzes communities’ fire protection for insurance companies downgraded the city.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: detroit news