Portions of a train derailed and collided with a power station in south Seattle on Monday night. The slow-moving train, which was heading to west Seattle, crashed near the intersection of Colorado Avenue South and South Spokane Street at about 8 p.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department. “As the train derailed, it collided with a power station, causing downed electrical wires,” reads a tweet from SFD.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Private ambulance company American Medical Response (AMR) announced it will lay off 130 employees in Pierce County at the end of the month, potentially impacting emergency service in some areas. According to West Pierce Fire & Rescue spokesperson Jenny Weekes, private companies like AMR contract with hospitals, calling ambulances as needed to transport patients to other facilities.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: County commissioners are continuing to push for the state to follow the county's solar moratorium. The Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council has the High Top and Ostrea solar projects on an expedited process or approval. Commissioners sent a letter in November to the council asking them not to proceed with the projects until codes for large solar farms were formed.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ Yakima

While there won’t be ice-coated roads or wind-driven power outages, the latest weather system will feature drenching rain that could result in shallow landslides and urban flooding. Here’s how KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard says it will unfold. A large area of low pressure is pushing more atmospheric river moisture into California.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

The Spokane Valley Fire Department will be conducting its annual live ice rescue training on Newman Lake this week. There will be two sessions; one is in the classroom and the other is live training on the lake. The live training will be from Tuesday through Thursday. The training will include victim retrieval and recovery, which will last about two hours.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2023 3:37:17 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane