A fire Tuesday night at a restaurant in Chehalis’ Twin City Town Center left one business with fire damage and two more with water damage, but Chehalis Fire Department Chief Ken Cardinale said it could have been a different story altogether. “The sprinkler system actually kept the fire in check,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 10:47:41 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

One person is dead after a fatal vehicle fire occurred earlier this morning at Celebration Park in Federal Way. South King Fire and Rescue (SKFR), along with police, responded to the incident at approximately 7:15 a.m. at the park, located at 1095 S. 324th St., Federal Way. Upon arrival, SKFR crews worked quickly to extinguish the car fire, then discovered a body inside the vehicle, fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 8:17:20 AM - SOURCE: Federal Way Mirror

No one knows how many firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer in the country, let alone the state or Dutchess County. In the past five years, officials from the state to firemen associations, have recognized the prevalence of the cancer risk that career and volunteer firefighters face. And different organizations are taking steps to quantify the problem.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Poughkeepsie Journal

The public safety sector—including fire service, law enforcement, EMS and corrections—has made significant gains in raising awareness around suicide among first responders. But did you know that sometimes the very messages used to promote awareness can cause harm and undermine suicide prevention efforts? Fortunately, there is a safe way to talk about suicide.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com

The Lewiston Fire Department’s new Engine 3, a Pierce Ascendant with aerial ladder, is an impressive beast no matter how you look at it. But the rig cost the city nearly $1 million dollars and there are people who want to know how this truck is better than the old one, which lasted the city 22 years.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Journal