In the Pacific Northwest, fire features extend our playtime for precious weeks into the shoulder seasons of fall and spring.

A few minutes shy of 4:45 p.m., personnel received a report of a gas odor at a home in the 800 block of West Alamo Street. Firefighters and the city gas department checked the area for a leak or smell ...

If you’re lucky, you’ve got fond memories of adventuring in a ramshackle treehouse during some long-ago summer vacation. ...