Franklin Fire District 4’s new $222,000 Rosenbauer pumper tender was something Chet Bauermeister would have been proud of. The bright red fire truck was so shiny you could use it as a mirror and smell the fresh rubber from 20 feet away. “It was his vision,” said fire district Commissioner Jim Klaustermeyer.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 10:46:50 PM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald

A fast moving fire destroyed an apartment building in the Central District Thursday evening, displacing several residents. The two-alarm fire started at a building located in the 500 block of 27th Avenue just before 5 p.m. and quickly spread. Viewer video at the scene showed flames and smoke fully engulfing the building.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 6:06:57 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Ammunition exploded as a barn burned on 215th Avenue Southeast in Maple Valley. Neighbors said they heard blasts after the fire broke out about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. The King County Sheriff’s Office told neighbors ammunition was stored inside the barn. The animals inside the barn are OK. Neighbors were concerned the fire would spread because of trees in the area, but firefighters were able to quickly douse the fire once the gunshots stopped.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 5:42:21 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Fire District 8 officials said the failure to pass Proposition One on the 2015 ballot would mean cutbacks for staff and slower response times. "Let's use this example right here, if we were to lay off these two guys, this house catches on fire, then where is the next fire station closest to this person? You know, it's another 15 minutes, maybe, for them to even get here on scene.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2015 4:32:39 AM - SOURCE: Northwest Cable News