It’s been months in the making but Oct 18 officially marks the start of Gov. Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for thousands of state workers. Both King County and the City of Seattle adopted the mandate. Workers who fall under the mandate have been told they will lose their jobs if they don’t get the shot or get approved for an exemption.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Firefighters responded to a garage fire in a northeast Spokane neighborhood late Saturday. At around 11:12 p.m. Saturday night, firefighters responded to a detached garage fire in the 3600 E. block of Princeton Ave., according to Spokane Fire Department. They also found a small shed that had caught on fire too.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2021 4:37:45 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A Port Hadlock man who lost his left arm to a homemade bomb in June was charged Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court with first-degree arson along with two felony counts of possession of a bomb or explosive device. Jesse Thomas Taylor, 46, was also charged with possession of explosive without a license, as well as two counts of reckless endangerment.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2021 3:10:50 AM - SOURCE: Port Townsend Leader

Crews from Douglas County Fire District 2 and Chelan County Fire District 1 responded to a barn fire in the 2400 block of 4th Street Southeast in East Wenatchee Friday morning just after midnight. PIO Kay McKellar said firefighters had trouble accessing the fire, which was in the middle of an orchard.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2021 3:36:13 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560 Wenatchee

FR Station Wear is more important than you might think. It helps protect your most valuable resource, firefighters, in all aspects of their duties and responsibilities. In this webinar, you’ll learn about station wear history and trends, along with the basics of a systems level approach to PPE. All in the name of giving you extra layers of protection during exposure to fire above (in this case, below) and beyond your bunker gear.