A bill making its way through the state capital that aims to help our first responders with PTSD. It’s House Bill 1655, which would allow first responders to file an occupational disease claim for PTSD. Michael White, a legislative liaison with the Washington State Council of Firefighters, says the repeated and cumulative exposures is what’s causing the PTSD.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 9:55:15 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Firefighting foams containing a class of chemicals linked to water pollution would face major new restrictions under a bill introduced in the Washington state House of Representatives. Some polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl chemicals — known as PFAS — have turned up in state waterways and drinking-water wells, and surveys indicate they are present in the blood of most Americans.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 9:18:32 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

A man has been arrested in an arson at an Everett apartment building that injured one woman and may have led to the death of a second woman. Firefighters battled the three-alarm fire at 2229 Colby Avenue on Dec. 21. One woman was hurt when she jumped from a second-floor balcony to escape. A 76-year-old woman, who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, later died.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 1:56:43 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

After 23 years of service with the Marysville Fire District firefighter/paramedic Russell Colmore will head into retirement. Colmore served for a total of 33 years in the fire service, volunteering in Santa Barbara and working in Virginia before coming to Marysville. "Russell was like the family guy here," said Marysville Fire District captain Basil Bailey.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2018 1:04:44 PM - SOURCE: North Couty Outlook