When a firefighter responds to the scene of an emergency, there are often risks — from smoke and fire to active shooters. Over the past several years, fire departments and emergency medical providers throughout the country have started to consider another risk — the increasing rate of suicide among firefighters and emergency personnel.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2017 4:22:12 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

Starting Monday, the city of Everett will take a fire engine out of commission whenever it would have to be staffed with overtime. Mayor Ray Stephanson recently announced that decision amid news that the fire department’s overtime is running $1.5 million over budget for 2017. A certain amount of overtime is assumed every year.
- PUB DATE: 12/10/2017 6:48:33 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

The first sign of fire was the faint whiff of an earthy incense. Then muted crackling drifted from an interior room and thin, gray smoke wafted through a door frame. Four Longview firefighters stood poised at the door of a small red building, hoses raised and waiting for their cue to enter the abandoned building next to Three Rivers Christian School.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2017 9:42:28 AM - SOURCE: tdn.com

It's considered fire season 12 months out of the year in 2017. Summer and early fall are the worst, but the Washington State Department of Natural Resources is equipped and prepared to deal with fires in the winter. The current high-pressure system has given the usually wet west side of the mountains almost two weeks of dry, sunny weather, further dried out with winds coming out of the east.
- PUB DATE: 12/9/2017 5:20:55 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5

Firefighters and police responded to a fire in the Flamingo Trailer Park in Pasco early Friday morning. According to the Pasco Fire Department, the incident took place at 8:13 A.M. on the 100 block of Frontier. Franklin County Fire District #3 and the Richland Fire Department also responded. Firefighters say the fire caused major damage to the home.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2017 9:59:09 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19