On Sunday, Stevens County Fire District 1 unveiled a new feature in the Loon Lake Station lobby: a beautiful painting by Sharon "Shane" Wayson, created as a tribute to both the district and her late husband, who volunteered there until his passing in 2017. David Wayson spent forty years volunteering to keep his community safe.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Community members are one step closer to completing the collection of Pasco Fire's station identification chips. Local firefighters designed special logos to represent each of the station in Pasco. Ben Shearer with the Pasco Fire Department released the fourth chip in the six-piece series, highlighting Station 84, the 'Jack of all Trades.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS/CW+ 19 Pasco

Fire crews are searching for hot spots on a commercial structure fire in the south end of Kitsap County. Crews said it’s a two-alarm fire in the 13000 block of Crescent Valley Road, and flames are under control as of 3 a.m., less than an hour after crews were dispatched. No injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: Spokane City Council approved a five-year labor agreement with Local 29, which represents firefighters and dispatchers, to transfer dispatch services from the Spokane Fire Department to the regional agency at SREC. The agreement passed by a vote of 5-1. According to a press release from the City of Spokane, the contract with Local 29 begins to address SFD's reliance on overtime to meet shift staffing needs.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

The Yakima Fire Department was shocked to discover 9 different dumpsters on fire, all within a few streets of each other in Downtown Yakima. Officials say it took them from 10pm last night to 4am this morning to get all the fires out. There were two fires on S. 3rd St., four on S. 4th St., and three on S.
- PUB DATE: 8/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima