The City of Elma, Fire District 5 Leaders’ Approved a Pre-Post Annexation Interlocal Agreement. Elma can annex its Fire and EMS services together in April 2021. Since 2008 the City of Elma has contracted with Grays Harbor Fire District 5 for Emergency Medical Services and both agencies have entered into multiple Interlocal Agreements since then merging recruitment, training, and automatic aid responses to emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2020 7:41:50 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

State ‘Fire Marshal of the Year’ hails from Marysville. A state organization of his peers awarded Marysville Fire District Fire Marshal Tom Maloney as its Fire Marshal of the Year for 2020. The Washington State Association of Fire Marshals (WSAFM) bestowed the honor on Maloney, who is vice president of the group.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2020 6:07:50 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

VIDEO: Four firefighters in Routt County suffered minor injuries after the fire truck they were in rolled off 200 feet down a steep embankment. The crash happened on Saturday after the firefighters were leaving the scene of a garage fire. The West Routt Fire Protection District responded to the home on Peak View Court to find the back of a garage on fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCNC-TV CBS 4 Denver

VIDEO: A paraglider dressed as Santa Claus was rescued after being caught in power lines in Rio Linda on Sunday. Santa was removed safely from the power lines near 7th Avenue after being trapped for over an hour, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. SMUD, the Sacramento Fire Department and California Highway Patrol units in North Sacramento were called to the scene for assistance.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento

VIDEO: Flames tore through the rectory of a Townsend church early Monday morning, sending a priest to the hospital with burns to his hands, officials said. The rectory of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, at 20 Highland St., still had flames shooting from the roof just after 5 a.m. and fire crews from several towns were called in to help as the fire, which started just before 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegram & Gazette