The search continued Wednesday for a Tulalip police officer who was reported missing and presumed dead after the boat he was in capsized when a large rogue wave walloped the vessel during the rescue of another vessel near Jetty Island, authorities said. Police Officer Charlie Cortez disappeared after he and Officer Shawn Edge, the 39-year-old boat operator and captain, were thrown overboard shortly before 9 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A construction worker was seriously injured late Tuesday morning after a wall fell in a multifamily housing development being built in Lynnwood’s City Center district, according to South County Fire. At 11:10 a.m., dispatch received a call about an injury on a construction site located at 4100 Alderwood Mall Boulevard after a wall reportedly fell on a worker, trapping him.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 6:36:27 PM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today

A fifth Advanced Life Support medic unit for the county could be coming to Lynden. Local fire districts and departments provide Basic Life Support services by emergency medical technicians when they arrive as first responders to accidents and emergencies. ALS medics, arriving next or simultaneously, are trained and certified at a higher level.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 6:07:59 PM - SOURCE: Lynden Tribune

Clark County Fire and Rescue is changing its name to Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue to better reflect the area it serves. In August, the City of Woodland annexed into the fire district. While Clark County Fire and Rescue has been serving Woodland since 2013 through a contract, the annexation makes Woodland a permanent part of the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 3:14:08 AM - SOURCE: TheReflector.com

Eight firefighters were swept into Lake Michigan during a dramatic rescue attempt late Sunday, Nov. 15, on the south pier at Pere Marquette Park. Nine firefighters were injured. One suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. The search resumed Monday morning for the body of Lance Jenkins, 29, of Fruitport Township.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive