The state Natural Resources Board has unanimously approved allowing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to begin drafting regulations to enforce restrictions on firefighting foam that contains chemicals known as PFAS. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS, are chemicals that are found in products ranging from firefighting foam to nonstick cookware.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio

A 2-alarm fire is burning a commercial building in Seattle's International District Thursday morning, sending a thick column of smoke across the neighborhood and nearby freeways. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. in the 800 block of S. Weller Street and quickly advanced to a second alarm, according to Seattle Fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/25/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The City of Chehalis selected Ted Hendershot, former assistant fire chief with McLane/Black Lake Fire Department in Thurston County, to serve as the interim fire chief of the Chehalis Fire Department. The city is searching for a permanent replacement after the departure of Fire Chief Ken Cardinale. Cardinale, who has been serving as both the Chehalis Fire Department Fire Chief and Lewis County Fire District 6 Interim Chief, has accepted a full-time fire chief position with LCFD6 and will be leaving the Chehalis Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 5:36:49 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office and the city’s volunteer Fire Corps will kick off its Project Home Safe fire and life safety campaign in Vancouver starting this July. Project Home Safe focuses on preventing the leading causes of residential fires in Vancouver, including unattended cooking, improper disposal of smoking materials and unattended candles.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 7:07:30 AM - SOURCE: City of Vancouver, WA

The city is exploring making its fire department an independent taxing authority, which would largely split it off from the city’s ailing budget. Mayor Cassie Franklin has contacted neighboring jurisdictions about partnering with Everett Fire to create a regional fire authority (RFA), which would levy and collect property taxes for fire and emergency medical services.
- PUB DATE: 6/24/2020 1:03:49 AM - SOURCE: Snohomish County News