The Natural Disasters Expo is a show all about the best when it comes to protecting us from the worst. On the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center: firefighting gear, ready to eat meals, instant shelter tents and more. The biggest trend: portable backup power. Goal Zero was showing off power banks that use the sun to recharge.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV CW 5 Los Angeles

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two people were ejected from their vehicle and another was injured after a car slammed into a tree in Woodinville early Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Eastside Fire & Rescue tweeted just before 2 a.m. that emergency crews were called to the 14200 block of NE Woodinville Duvall Road for an SUV that crashed into a tree.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army have temporary emergency resources available for those displaced by last week’s devastating fire at the Winlock Haunted Hostel, B&B and Hotel. But very few of the fire evacuees had utilized those resources as of Sunday night. The 20 to 30 people who were evacuated from the Haunted Hostel when it caught fire last Tuesday were initially taken to the OYO Hotel in Chehalis, but between 26 and 50 people total were displaced by the fire, according to Lewis County Emergency Services.
- PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chronicle - Metered Site

The Washington Department of Natural Resources is expanding its team of full-time firefighters. Funding for the new 60 new positions comes mainly from a bill passed unanimously last year by the state legislature. State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz says currently there are 80 full-time firefighters in the agency, but during fire season, hundreds more are hired for temporary positions to fill the void, depending on the number of fires.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Public Radio

The Renfrew Fire Department was able to check some items off its shopping list at the last Town Council meeting, RenfrewToday.ca reported.

At the November 8 meeting, a fire official brought forward a pair of recommendations to fix the fire hall’s roof as well as to add a new truck to the fleet, the report said.

Fixing the roof has been a long time coming, the fire official said, according to the report. The bid to repair the roof came in at $64,108.80, which is $15,000 below what was set aside for the project, the report said. 

Next, the fire official told council that just one bid was submitted to replace a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab truck. The 2022 Ford F150 Supercab will replace an important vehicle in the department’s emergency response fleet for calls both in town and for neighboring municipalities, the report said. Council approved the purchase of the new truck, which came in at $70,586.69, around $600 over budget, the report said.