Spokane Fire crew were able to safely rescue a person from the Spokane River near Post and Spokane Falls Boulevard Thursday night. Crews responded to the area around 7:00 p.m. for a report of a man who jumped into the river. The man was able to make it to some rock on the side of the water. Rescue crews rappelled down the rock to get to the man.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM 2

Central Washington University wants to enter the mind of a first responder by examining how they deal with stress. In particular, the university’s psychology department is studying if emergency personnel can better deal with the stress of their jobs by writing about their experiences. CWU psychology student Ann Marie Farina is collecting data for a survey to better understand the effects that sharing traumatic experiences through writing has on the mental health of first responders.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2018 6:24:13 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 SAFER Grant application period is now open and will close on Friday, April 27 at 5:00 p.m. ET. We recommend that you start your application today by reviewing the FY 2017 SAFER Application Technical Assistance Tools. These tools were produced specifically to help potential applicants plan their FY 2017 SAFER applications.

Please make sure that you have thoroughly reviewed the FY 2017 SAFER Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), prior to beginning your application. The SAFER Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) should also be reviewed as they provide more detailed information and explanations. As you being to develop the narrative portion of your application, the Self-Evaluation tools will be beneficial as the peer reviews will use them when scoring your application. If you are applying for a Recruitment and Retention Activity Grant, the Request Details Description Instructions will be extremely important when completing the application.

From April 1 – April 30, 2018, Olympic Hot Tub hosts its annual “Heroes” event to honor and support the Washington State Fallen Firefighters Foundation (WSFFF). Olympic Hot Tub will donate a portion of each Hot Spring Spa, Finnleo Sauna, Freeflow Spa and Covana Automated Gazebo sold in the month of April.

Don Riling, president of Olympic Hot Tub, launched the annual “Heroes” event in 2017 as a way to give back to the community his company has been a part of for over forty years. Each year Olympic Hot Tub selects a beneficiary that honors or celebrates local heroes, first responders or teachers. This year’s recipient, WSFFF directly assists the firefighter’s family after the loss of a Washington state firefighter.

For about a year, Seattle commuters have been watching a homeless camp grow near the interchange of Interstates 5 and 90. Tuesday night a fire broke out at the camp, the fourth time the fire department responded to the site this month. The city informally refers to it as the Jose Rizal encampment, named after the city park that sits just to the east.
- PUB DATE: 3/29/2018 3:11:47 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5