Two volunteer fire departments have come to an agreement with Camp Lejeune to better protect residents of Onslow County. County officials say the arrangement calls for the marine corps base’s fire department to respond off base to help the Verona and Turkey Creek volunteer fire departments when called.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITN-TV NBC 7 Washington

Reece Boutique will be hosting a Fall Festival on Saturday to raise money for a fallen Spokane firefighter’s family. Vendors from around the Spokane area will come together at Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 9. This event will feature many different local vendors as well as activities for community members to participate in.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Nearly a dozen people were rescued from a boat that capsized in Elliott Bay, just off Alaskan Way in downtown Seattle. This happened about 10:30 Saturday night on Seattle's waterfront. Seattle Fire says the group was out squid fishing near the Colman Dock ferry terminal when their boat lost its engine, drifted towards the ferry dock, and was overtaken by a large wave, sending everyone on board into the water.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2021 4:33:49 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Just 8% of full-time firefighters in the United States are women, according to a 2018 report by the National Fire Protection Association. Of the large volunteer firefighter forces in the U.S., 11% are women. Fire agencies in the Spokane area are also male dominated. At the Spokane Fire Department, 11 of the approximately 326 firefighters are women.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2021 6:05:47 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Quick-acting school staff and firefighters prevented a terrarium fire from spreading inside a Woodland classroom Friday morning, saving the resident snake. Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue crews were dispatched at 5:31 a.m. to North Fork Elementary School, 2250 Lewis River Road, after a school staff member discovered smoke inside the building and called 911, according to a news release from the fire agency.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2021 7:48:02 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian