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Posted: Jun 27, 2013

Boating Accident Reporting

Washington State Parks & Recreation needs your help!  The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission administers the state's Recreational Boating Safety Program.  State Parks works with local government, both county and city, to ensure that all boating accidents are reported as required by RCW 79A.60.200, and described in WAC 352-70.  

The U.S. Coast Guard requires that all recreational boating accidents be reported within 30 days of the occurrence.  This is a State requirement as well.  With your help, we can close the gap and meet this requirement...

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Posted: Jun 13, 2013

O-Ring Fire Sprinklers

In 1986 a team of Washington State Chiefs, led by then WFC president Bob Ely, traveled to Kansas City with a residential fire sprinkler trailer to lobby the International Conference of Building Officials, (ICBO) to add fire sprinkler requirements in residential occupancies to their Uniform Building Code.  


Although not a complete success, we were able to convince ICBO to add fire sprinkler requirements in new multi-family of 3 or more stories and/or more than 4 units.

The most popular sprinkler head, listed for residential use at that time, was the Central Omega O-ring seal head.  After 8 million were installed, Consumer Products Safety Commission, (CPSC) testing showed that the O-ring seal in many of the Omega heads swelled and would not unseat from its grove when the sprinkler head element fused...

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Posted: Jun 13, 2013

Train to Change or Tragedy to Change

Why do we train? All training is designed to deliver two things. The first reason is to reinforce good behaviors. Second is to effect or to cause change, to improve an individual. In order for change to take place an individual; that means you and me, needs to make a decision for change and commit to improvement on a personal level. Change must come from within. While we read, listen, and practice our crafts, we must actively strive for personal improvement; not just go through the motions...

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Posted: Jun 13, 2013

DRS Targets Independent Contractor Violations by LEOFF Employers

In response to recent news articles highlighting possible abuses within the LEOFF pension system, the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) is now reviewing LEOFF employers for possible violations. The news media focused on situations where LEOFF members engaged in possible pension spiking just before their retirement. There were also examples of LEOFF retirees who had gone back to work for a public employer as an independent contractor, possibly in violation of pension system rules governing rehiring of retirees.
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Posted: Jun 13, 2013

Your crew is ready for the alarm, are your tires?

There are many important systems that work harmoniously on your apparatus to provide reliable, safe, and effective operation but safety and reliability starts at the ground and works its way to the operator’s seat. The first point of contact for your apparatus and the roadway is the tire, one of the many underestimated items that play an important role in the handling characteristics of your vehicle. Tires provide not only the means by which to grip the roadway and propel your vehicle down the road, but have the responsibility to resist breaking traction when bringing the vehicle to a stop. Providing support and ground contact when cornering is equally important. Your tires are also the first component of the vehicle’s suspension system absorbing a large amount of jounce and rebound. With all of the above taken into consideration, inspection, maintenance, and preventive replacement of tires should be considered a high priority in any agency...

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