Chief Murray Gordon to retire as Everett Fire Chief

EVERETT – Everett Fire Chief Murray Gordon announced Wednesday that he will retire from the City in January 2017. Gordon joined the department as a firefighter in 1977 and has served as chief for 16 years.

“Chief Gordon has dedicated his life and career to our community, and I am incredibly grateful for his service and leadership,” said Mayor Ray Stephanson. “He has guided the department through many difficult challenges, including the worst recession of our lifetimes, and he has done so with thoughtfulness and a positive outlook.”

Murray Gordon grew up on the hill near Forest Park. It was a neighborhood where kids sledded in the snow and deer darted through the backyard. His parents, a dairy products salesman and a dietician, often repeated time-old sayings. One favorite was, “If you’re going to do something, do it right.” Another one was finish what you start.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 2:34:23 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

Snohomish County Fire District 3 in Monroe will soon be gone. As of Saturday, the district will be merged permanently into Fire District 7, based in Clearview. The two agencies have combined firefighters, administrations and budgets. New decals and uniform patches are in the works, spokeswoman Heather Chadwick said.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2016 2:25:13 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A recyclable truck driver for Waste Management was forced to ditch a load of cardboard after it caught fire inside the truck Wednesday. The dramatic video was taken in a gravel lot at Kenworth Sales. According to Waste Management, the truck driver was collecting cardboard in the Spokane Valley area when he noticed a fire in the rear of his truck.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 7:40:51 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office was awarded a $142,753 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to promote fire safety. The funds from the Fire Prevention and Safety grant will go toward the agency’s Project HomeSafe campaign, which aims at reducing the frequency and severity of residential fires through education and outreach.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2016 11:08:31 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian