Yakima Fire Department has certainly fought plenty of historic fires in the past, but they've done a lot more than fight fires over the years. Reporter Haley Gibbs spoke to a firefighter who actually created a documentary to show new firefighters and the public just what they bring to the table. "It's a department that's over 125 years old, that's pretty, pretty impressive," said Alex Langbell, Training Captain for YFD.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 6:06:16 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

A fire destroyed an RV behind a Bellingham home Monday afternoon, Sept. 26. A neighbor, Cari Duffy, said she noticed white smoke drifting from a backyard at 3206 Cherrywood Ave. around 1 p.m. Moments later an Itasca Cambria motorhome parked next to a storage shed behind the house erupted into flames with two or three loud explosions.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 2:07:32 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Snohomish County has two different 911 centers. Every day, more than 130 calls to 911 need to be transferred between them. The average transfer has a 21-second delay. If the other 911 center is busy, the caller gets a recording: Stay on the line until someone is available. That happened July 30 to four people who were reporting a mass shooting at a Mukilteo house party.
- PUB DATE: 9/27/2016 2:04:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

Firefighters were able to keep a fire that destroyed a pole shelter and barn from spreading to a home west of La Center on Monday evening. Firefighters responded to the fire at 35107 N.W. 32nd Ave. around 5:30 p.m. “When they arrived, they found a fully involved outbuilding, and fire was being transmitted to this huge barn,” Clark County Fire & Rescue Division Chief Tim Dawdy said.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2016 9:06:35 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

When she worked as a paramedic, Ginifer Wallace saw people call 911 for sore throats or mild cases of the flu. In those situations, responders usually have two choices: do nothing or take someone to the emergency room in an ambulance, racking up huge bills for the patient and their insurance company.
- PUB DATE: 9/26/2016 4:40:07 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review