VIDEO: Since 1951, Asotin County Fire District #1 has served the community with dedication, and this year marks 75 years of service.

This Saturday, May 16, Asotin County Fire District #1 is celebrating 75 years of neighbors, friends, and family members protecting the community as volunteer firefighters and EMS professionals.

Fire Chief Noel Hardin says the anniversary will be used to celebrate the sacrifices made by volunteers, as well as a chance to give the public a glimpse of the Asotin County District #1 Fire building.

“When we finished our station, we moved in during COVID, so we were unable to do station tours,” Chief Noel Hardin said. “We saw that our 75th anniversary was coming up, so we thought this would be a good time to do a grand opening, station tours, and tie everything together.”

For most rural communities, especially in the valley, volunteers have formed the backbone of the emergency response system, as 60% of all U.S. firefighters and more than 80% of the country’s fire departments are either all or mostly volunteer, according to the NFPA.

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VIDEO: Western Washington’s mountain snowpack is running below normal, and state wildland fire experts say that could mean an earlier start to wildfire season and potentially more active conditions in the months ahead.

“Our seasonal snowpack was really poor this year, one of the worst that we’ve had in a while,” said Vaughn Cork, a fuels specialist with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

The KOMO 4-CAST team has been tracking the low snowpack, and DNR wildland fire management experts say reduced snowpack can be a key indicator for when fire season ramps up.

“The lower snowpack, the earlier the season tends to get going,” Cork said.

DNR is preparing for wildfires to potentially start erupting in central and eastern Washington in the next few weeks. Matthew Dehr, a DNR wildland fire meteorologist, said he is watching conditions closely as summer approaches.

“I’m concerned that as we get into June, our fuels are already going to be receptive to fire starts. That might be problematic for months into the future,” Dehr said.

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Coxreels eliminated the aluminum inline swivel on five SLPL models (725, 750, 825, 835, and 850) and incorporated a nickel-plated steel inline swivel.

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Columbia Southern University and the National Volunteer Fire Council offer scholarships for volunteer responders, covering up to 60 credit hours for online degree programs, enhancing education access.

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E-ONE, Inc. kicked off the $23.5 million expansion of its aerial manufacturing campus with a special program and a ceremonial groundbreaking.

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