Washington’s family-owned forests provide scenic beauty, clean water, wildlife habitat, and natural resources that support schools, hospitals, roads, and libraries across the state. But the state’s 5 million acres of family forests are at risk from fire and drought, threatening communities, the economy, and our environment.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 8:59:07 AM - SOURCE: Washington State University

Moses Lake City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposal to add a fee to new construction to help pay for expanding fire services. The proposal was presented to council members in September, but the council asked for more information and for a look at other options. The proposal to be considered by the council Tuesday is the same one presented in September.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 5:34:48 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site

A Marysville man was recently reunited with the nine first-responders who saved his life the day before his 48th anniversary. David Strube’s wife, Carol, called 9-1-1 Aug. 17 after he had a seizure. When firefighters arrived, he had stopped breathing. Firefighters began CPR and other advanced life-saving measures and were able to restore his pulse.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 1:46:34 AM - SOURCE: Marysville Globe

The Newburgh City Council on Thursday night approved its 2020 financial plan that includes steep layoffs to public safety and a tax increase for non-homestead payers after an emotionally-charged meeting at the Activity Center. The $46.8 million budget plan calls for the elimination of 35 public-safety positions, six of which are funded-vacancies; meaning 15 uniformed police positions and 14 uniformed firefighters will be cut.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Record Online

Local firefighters and first responders participated in special training on Wednesday aimed at learning how to identify someone with dementia. Carmel and Noblesville fire departments are working to become the first departments in the state to require the training. With an increasing regularity, firefighters are responding to patients suffering some form of dementia.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISH-TV News 8