The fire service is deeply enriched in tradition and lore. One of the long-standing traditions that began in the 1800s, was when crews returned from a call on horse-drawn apparatus, the animals were unable to back into the station, requiring members to detach the horses and push the apparatus into the bay. 

This requirement is obviously no longer needed however, the tradition of pushing apparatus into the bays has stuck around. When fire departments receive a new fire engine or fire truck, members from the department ceremonially push the equipment into the truck bay. 

On Friday (July 15), after two years in the making, The Vancouver Fire Department put into service the new Truck 5. Sticking with the long-standing tradition, members of the department and community pushed the new truck into the bay and celebrated putting the truck in service. 

The members of the Vancouver Fire Department would like to thank the community for the continued support and allowing them to serve you. 

Information provided by Vancouver Fire Department.

Yakima Valley Emergency Management (YVEM) is asking for the community's help to update Yakima County's Hazard Mitigation Plan. They've put out a survey and are asking you to fill it out before July 31. The Hazard Mitigation Plan needs to be updated every five years. They want community members to tell them what hazards should be included in the plan.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 10:17:00 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

With the population growing, the City of St. George (AZ) is working hard to keep it’s citizens covered, especially when it comes to fire protection. A new St. George Fire Station will soon open it’s doors in the Little Valley area. Check out the video of the newest station.

With the population growing, the City of St. George (UT) is working hard to keep its citizens covered, especially when it comes to fire protection. A new St. George Fire Station will soon open its doors in the Little Valley area. Check out the video of the newest station.

Correction (7/17/22): A previous version of this post had identified the location as in Arizona.

A fire at Keyes Fibre Corporation closed Highway 97A north of Wenatchee in both directions Friday afternoon. Black smoke poured from vents and flames could be seen coming out of the roof of the building at 3715 N. Highway 97A at about 2:25 p.m., as a second-alarm fire was declared. Firefighters converged on the plant in at least seven fire trucks just after 1:35 p.
- PUB DATE: 7/15/2022 2:33:00 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World