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• SUV hits motorcyclist in downtown Spokane

  February 10, 2012 in News A crash between an SUV and motorcyclist on Riverside Avenue and Post Street caused some congestion for STA buses and other traffic and sent the motorcyclist to a hospital. The … 3

• Spokane Council rejects firefighter labor contract

  February 6, 2012 in City A tentative labor contract with Spokane firefighters was narrowly rejected Monday night by Spokane City Council members. 53

• Man rescued from Spokane River downtown

  January 13, 2012 in News, City Crews rescued a man from the Spokane River in Riverfront Park today. 16

• Driver hits woman and her two children

  January 12, 2012 in News, City A driver struck a woman and her two children with his car in downtown Spokane this evening. Paramedics transported the woman to Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance for treatment of … 3

• Fire crews check for smoke at Wells Fargo downtown

  January 8, 2012 in City Spokane fire crews were at the Wells Fargo bank building in downtown Spokane on Sunday night trying to locate the source of a smoke smell on the 16th and 17th …

• Young girl burned in Spokane house fire

  January 1, 2012 in News, City A 3-year-old girl was burned in a fire at her northeast Spokane home this morning. The girl is being treated for “extensive” second- and third-degree burns, according to the Spokane …

• Early morning duplex fire displaces two families

  December 25, 2011 in City Two families escaped a Christmas morning fire in northeast Spokane duplex that lacked working fire detectors.

• Firefighter loses job for alleged violations

  December 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Spokane firefighter fired in August won’t get a third “last chance” to keep his job. The Spokane Civil Service Commission this week voted unanimously to accept the decision of … 12

• Crews respond to East Garland fire

  December 10, 2011 in News Spokane firefighter are investigating the cause of a fire they responded to this morning. The blaze broke out about 11:45 a.m. at 35 East Garland. First crews arriving on the …

• Frigid air brings potential for fire

  December 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 With dipping temperatures come heating season, and with that comes residential fire season. According to the United States Fire Administration, cooking is the leading cause of winter residential building fires, …

• Frigid air brings home fire risks

  December 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 With dipping temperatures come heating season, and with that comes residential fire season. According to the United States Fire Administration, cooking is the leading cause of winter residential building fires, …

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  Neighbors rescue fire victims

  November 21, 2011 in City on Page A1 Jeff Bickell won’t soon forget Sunday morning. That’s when he ran down his North Side street to see his neighbor leaning out of a second-story window, gasping for air, her … 4

• Neighbors rescue North Side family from burning home

  November 20, 2011 in City, Idaho Jeff Bickell won’t soon forget Sunday morning when he ran down his North Side street to see his young neighbor leaning out a second-story window, gasping for air, her house … 1

• Officials identify two killed in mobile home fire

  November 18, 2011 in News Fire officials today identified the two people who died in an early morning fire on Wednesday. Ralph Skjothaug, 72, and Sharon Fischer, 70, died in the 4:44 a.m. fire at … 1

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  Woman who jumped from Monroe bridge rescued from river

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A7 A woman was rescued Wednesday from the Spokane River after surviving a 135-foot jump off the Monroe Street Bridge. As soon as she lept from the west side railing at … 3

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  Two people die when home burns

  November 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 A man and woman of retirement age died early Wednesday when a fire ripped through a new manufactured home the two had occupied since last summer. The fire occurred in …

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  Outdated city firetrucks getting new assignment

  November 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Two Spokane firetrucks have been saved from the scrap pile by a decision to donate them to volunteer fire departments in Guatemala. The 1977 pumpers manufactured by American LaFrance haven’t … 8

• Man loses home in early morning fire

  October 30, 2011 in News A Northeast Spokane man lost his home early this morning when a fire broke out in a back bedroom.

• Apartment fire leaves at least 18 without home

  October 7, 2011 in City on Page A5 As many as 18 residents were burned out of their apartments Thursday morning in a fire on Spokane’s lower South Hill. The 5:18 a.m. fire started in an entryway in …

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  Severe damage makes cause of Garland fire hard to find

  October 1, 2011 in City on Page B6 The damage at Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle on Garland Avenue was so severe that the cause of Sunday night’s fire may never be determined, Spokane fire officials said Friday. The …

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  Garland District stunned by fire

  September 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s Garland District residents and business owners were in shock Monday after a Sunday night fire ravaged two neighborhood landmarks – Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle at Garland and Post, and …

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  Night blaze damages pair of iconic eateries

  September 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 Two historic Garland District restaurants – one a Depression-era icon and the other a popular diner featured in several Hollywood films – were heavily damaged Sunday night by fire. Spokane … 9

• Battery charger caused Five Mile fire

  September 12, 2011 in City A fire early this morning at a Five Mile-area home was caused by a vehicle battery charger in the garage, Spokane Fire Department investigators have determined. 2

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  Fallen World Trade Center piece becomes Spokane fixture

  September 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Hoisting up some of the very metal that fell in lower Manhattan 10 years ago and reading out the names of some of those who died when the World Trade …

• House fire displaces two residents

  September 10, 2011 in City Spokane firefighters have extinguished a fire this evening that caused substantial damage to a Bemiss-area home and displaced two residents.

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  ‘Restaurant quality’ firehouse cook a prize-winner, too

  August 27, 2011 in City on Page A5 Cooking is often the last thing a firefighter wants to do with a fire. “ ‘I don’t want to cook,’ ” said Spokane Fire Lt. John Griffith, imitating the whine … 5

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  Chism’s wrongful arrest lawsuit headed to trial

    August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 A suspended Spokane firefighter’s wrongful arrest lawsuit against the Washington State Patrol over a botched child pornography investigation is headed to trial after an appellate court ruling Wednesday. A three-person … 20

• Arson blamed in two of three fires

  August 26, 2011 in City on Page A6 Two arson-caused brush and timber fires kept Spokane-area firefighters busy in recent days, with a third fire reported in a garage on the South Hill early Thursday. The latest fires …

• More fires keep Spokane crews running

  August 25, 2011 in City Three more fires overnight come near the end of a long month of fires in Spokane, including an apartment fire death on Sunday, another apartment fire at midday Wednesday and … 6

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  Another fire, more need

  August 25, 2011 in City on Page A1 At least 90 people have been burned out of their homes and apartments this month in what’s become a bad August for residential fires in Spokane. Residents of a three-story … 2

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