In the wake of a fatal shooting in South Seattle, the chief of the fire department won't let his firefighters and medics enter homeless encampments unless they have police to back them up. "Last night, after the shooting, I issued a directive to the Seattle Fire Department that we are not going in these areas unless we have Seattle Police Department there to support us, for a fire call or a medical calls, because we know what's in there," said Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 6:30:26 PM - SOURCE: My northwest

Emergency responders were on the scene of a two car crash that injured five people in Deer Park at Highway 395 and Crawford Road for several hours Wednesday. Capt. Megan Hill of Spokane County Fire District 4 said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. Washington State Patrol said Nikita Lesnykh, 20, of Medical Lake was driving his Toyota Corolla northbound on the highway.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 4:10:52 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Emergency responders were on the scene of a two car crash that injured five people in Deer Park at Highway 395 and Crawford Road for several hours Wednesday. Capt. Megan Hill of Spokane County Fire District 4 said the crash happened just after 3 p.m. Washington State Patrol said Nikita Lesnykh, 20, of Medical Lake was driving his Toyota Corolla northbound on the highway.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 4:10:52 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Faced with a tight budget and an ever-increasing number of emergency calls, East Pierce Fire and Rescue commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to place an emergency medical services levy lid lift measure on the April 26 ballot. Washington voters approved the EMS levy in 2011, allowing fire districts to tax 50 cents for every $1,000 in assessed property value.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 1:00:17 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

Faced with a tight budget and an ever-increasing number of emergency calls, East Pierce Fire and Rescue commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to place an emergency medical services levy lid lift measure on the April 26 ballot. Washington voters approved the EMS levy in 2011, allowing fire districts to tax 50 cents for every $1,000 in assessed property value.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 1:00:17 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald