The Walla Walla Fire Department is presenting its annual “Keep the Wreaths Red” challenge as a way to remind residents preparing for the holidays to keep their families and homes safe. For the rest of the holiday season, each Walla Walla fire station — at the corner of 12th Avenue and Poplar Street and at Wilbur Avenue and Tacoma Street — will have a wreath mounted with red lights.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Union-Bulletin

A fire at a west Olympia auto repair shop started in a back storage area and spread to a rack of tires early Wednesday, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the Firestone Complete Auto Care on Harrison Avenue Northwest near Kenyon Street Northwest shortly after 3 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Olympian

Mayor Nadine Woodward pledged this week to conduct an audit as the city disclosed it expects the Spokane Fire Department to blow past its 2022 budget by as much as $5 million. Sick leave usage and overtime costs have soared in recent months, according to city officials, who pledged to analyze ways to rein in spending.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

FCFP and Classic Fire Protection now operate as one

London, Ont./Toronto, Nov. 30, 2021 – The fire and life safety professionals at FCFP and Classic Fire Protection will now operate as one team, united under their new banner, Classic Fire + Life Safety. Progressively operating as one team since July, the two companies made the official switch yesterday to their new name, colours and operating systems.

“We have finally arrived at this milestone, and I can’t help but express my own personal excitement and confidence in our team’s future,” says Francois Godin, CEO of Classic Fire + Life Safety. “We’re a people-first company and I couldn’t be prouder of the team and what we’ve achieved together thus far. The best is yet to come.”

The company inaugurated yesterday its new organizational chart and internal operating systems as well as the rollout of its new brand with new uniforms, company vehicles, social media pages, website and other corporate materials for its staff of fire and life safety professionals.  The full transition to the new branding is expected to be completed by March 2022.

“We have been working hard for the past few months to get to this point,” says Randy Bird, president of Classic Fire + Life Safety.  “A new day has dawned for our company and we are eager to introduce our expanded line-up of services and new, united brand to the marketplace – to both existing and new customers and partners.”

Classic Fire + Life Safety is a total fire and life protection company servicing the needs of organizations and institutions – large and small, private and public.  Founded by the merger of two industry leaders (FCFP and Classic Fire Protection Inc.) and operated in partnership with McCain Capital Partners, Classic FLS is staffed by more than 500 professionals who are committed to helping organizations enjoy a safe environment from which they can deliver their products and services to their own customers and partners, and grow.  More information at classicfls.com.

Kootenai County (WA) Fire and Rescue is without its 2020 Pierce engine after it tipped on its side last week in a crash near Coeur d’Alene.

Officials say three crew members were on the truck when the accident occurred at Cougar Gulch and Miller roads en route home from a call about 5:45 p.m. Monday. The firefighters suffered minor injuries and were released.

“The crew is ok because they were wearing seatbelts and the side protection airbags did their job! We are beyond grateful for the safety of our firefighters!” the department writes on Facebook.

The crash is being investigated.