Michael Fearing has been a firefighter for more than 30 years. He said a typical fire hose lasts 10-15 years. They get pressure tested each year and if they fail; they have to be replaced. Over the years, Fearing has watched thousands of feet of used fire hose enter landfills. “I’ve probably disposed of miles and miles of hose.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) donated surplus wildfire engines to four eastern Washington fire districts on Monday. This year, 10 engines were donated across the state. Four of them will be utilized in eastern Washington as part of the DNR's annual effort to strengthen fire response in wildfire-prone rural areas.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Ten firefighters in east King County are now out of a job-- they were let go from Eastside Fire & Rescue on Monday because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief Jeff Clark said the agency is following the governor’s mandate of all emergency service providers being fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Kennewick Fire Department is investigating the cause of a colonial house fire that has displaced the people living there. KFD says the fire happened around 1:30 a.m at 3 W. 3rd Ave. Firefighters say a nurse called them when she could smell smoke while working. KFD says there are six to eight people displaced.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A family of five was displaced and one person was burned in a Battle Ground house fire Monday morning. Clark County Fire District 3 responded at 11:10 a.m. to 2101 N.W. 16th Circle for reports of black smoke coming out of the back of the house, according to Battalion Chief Sean Smith. Crews arrived to the single-story house on fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site