Firefighters said they could not properly fight a house fire Wednesday because of mountains of clutter inside and outside the home. Firefighters were called to 8710 N.E. 244th Street just before 2:15 p.m. “We are going to have access issues,” crews announced upon arriving at the home. Firefighters found they couldn’t directly attack the fire until they cleared some of items from around the home, which included vehicles, appliances, and storage bins.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

Local emergency response volunteers will sport less gray hair if a recruitment drive by Skagit County Fire District 13 and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is successful. An effort by the tribe and fire district to grow the ranks of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) was announced by Capt.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: La Conner Weekly News

While the COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations across Washington State continue to decrease, health leaders are not declaring victory and leaving the fight just yet. In fact, the state's Department of Health is moving forward with its plan, aptly named "WA Forward," which will ready the state to provide long-term, sustainable support for healthcare systems and vaccine equity while prepping for a potential future wave in the pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Chesapeake, Virginia – March 16, 2022

2022 brings a new look to our Breather Boxes® and other products in our product line as we switch from Pelican™ Cases to SKB Cases. The changes include a more vibrant orange case, easier to open latches, and more case sizes for future product line growth.

The SKB Cases are made in the USA and are waterproof, dustproof, and lightweight. Each case is outfitted with easy-release trigger latches and a cushion-grip handle. The cases are also resistant against impact damage, UV, solvents, and corrosion.

Products featuring our new cases include:

• Breather Box® – Grade-D Air Filtration

• Blast-Air™ Carts – Grade-D Air Filtration

• Auto-Air™ Breather Boxes® – Fully Automatic Reserve Air System

• Auto-Air™ Carts – Fully Automatic Reserve Air Carts

• Point of Attachments (POA’s)

• Portable CO and CO/O2 Monitors

• Air Quality Test Kits for compressed air

• Compressed Air Cylinder Test Kits

• Multi Air Command Kits (MACK™) for the fire and rescue markets

• Air-Light® Portable Area Lighting

With the change in case manufacturers, our portable CO and CO/O2 monitors moved into a slightly deeper case. Alarms and warning light locations were relocated on smaller cases, and we were able to eliminate hinges.

For questions concerning the case changes, please contact Stephen Durr, Marketing Manager, at stephen@airsystems

The Terre Haute Fire Department is finally getting its two new fire trucks, reports wthitv.com.

FA reported a year ago that the department had ordered the fire trucks, and now they’re set to arrive in May.

The order is two pumper trucks, one with foam capabilities, from Pierce Manufacturing, at a cost of more than $1.11 million.

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