Subaru’s latest recall affects nearly every one of its family-hauling Ascent SUV. The issue stems from the electrical system and could lead to a fire. Included in the population are model-year 2019-22 Ascents. The ground bolt that secures the ground terminal of the positive temperature coefficient heater in the wiring under the dashboard may have been improperly fastened, which could result in melting of the ground terminal and surrounding components, increasing the risk of a fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cars.com

A person was found dead inside of a burned semi-truck in Everett Tuesday evening. Witnesses saw the truck on fire and called it in to police around 5 p.m. When Everett Police Department and Everett Fire Department arrived, the truck was fully engulfed in flames and the dead person inside the truck had not been found yet.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Fire officials suspect someone intentionally set fire to a pile of railroad ties Monday evening just north of downtown Wenatchee. Wenatchee firefighters responded to the fire about 6:40 p.m. after several people reported seeing the flames. The fire was near the Riverside Playhouse in the 200 block of North Wenatchee Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life

A family of five was displaced after a house fire Monday night northeast of La Center. Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue responded at 8:09 p.m. to reports of a structure fire at 5605 N.E. 384th St. Retired Vancouver Fire Department Battalion Chief Frank Mazna called 911 to report a house across the field was engulfed in flames, according to a news release.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian

After a Monroe County fire station burned down a little over a year ago, a donation from Oglethorpe Power Company is providing a fresh start, 13wmaz.com reported.

Last year, a fire truck caught fire inside Monroe County’s Fire Station 10 on Evans Road, leading to a total loss of the building, the report said.

On Monday, county commissioners, State Rep. Dale Washburn, and others came together to put the shovel in the new site off Rumble Road to make it official. Fire Chief Matt Jackson says most of the department’s calls are on the interstate, the report said. The prime location helps to better serve the county and its surrounding areas, according to the report.

The fire station is estimated to be completed sometime in 2023.