Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management lifted a shelter-in-place advisory overnight for residents living within a two-mile radius of an industrial fire in Longview. Thursday night, fire officials asked residents in the area to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed. The two-alarm fire is at J M Huber Corporation, which is at 3400 Industrial Way.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 7:42:39 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

King County Fire District 27 of Fall City filled four empty firefighter positions with volunteers. The volunteers were hired as paid firefighters on Jan. 15. Three of the new firefighters already had experience at King County Fire District 27. The new members are Dylan Lindberg, Parker Dumas, Noah Fleming and Parker McKinnon.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 1:43:13 AM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record

The scene is disturbingly realistic: Two men lie on the floor with very convincing fake blood pooling around them. Others in the room are screaming in fear. A siren is heard in the distance. Several men and women arrive with stretchers and medical gear to treat the “wounded,” while two men pose as police to attend to the upset onlookers, who shout, “That’s my friend!” and “You’re not working fast enough!” This is just one of the scenarios that the Black Fire Brigade’s EMT program uses to prepare students for work on the job.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTTW-TV PBS 11 Chicago

Local and state leaders are preparing for COVID-19 like they would a hurricane. The local emergency operation center is now active in Jacksonville ahead of a potential coronavirus outbreak. While there are currently no cases in Florida, local and state leaders said now is the time to be prepared. Our firefighters and paramedics are the first line of defense, along with health care workers.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOX-TV 30 Jacksonville

An interest arbitration board reached a decision Tuesday regarding the FY19 firefighters’ contract, awarding an across-the-board wage increase of 2.25 percent for the July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 agreement, Mayor Joseph J. Solomon announced Wednesday. The decision puts to rest the final issue related to negotiations that had been ongoing since the prior contract expired on June 30, 2018.
- PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Warwick Beacon