The Scottsdale Fire Department is facing a period of heavy retirements in the next five years, but Northwest Valley fire services are on a firm footing with staff. Scottsdale is a fairly new city department, having been creating July 1, 2005 after purchasing that portion of Rural Metro, including infrastructure and staff.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun City West Independent

A new real time wildfire mapping system was used on the Cave Fire near Santa Barbara, California this week. In September the Orange County Fire Authority began a 150-day pilot program to use and evaluate the Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System (FIRIS). The program got off the ground thanks to funding secured in the 2019-2020 California state budget by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach).
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wildfire Today

City officials say opening the Rockford Fire Department vehicle repair shop on Falcon Drive to other fire departments is paying dividends by covering the cost of an extra mechanic and producing a modest profit for the department. Not only does the program raise revenue, but it also gives the department an extra set of hands to repair and return Rockford fire equipment to service quickly after a breakdown, Fire Chief Derek Bergsten said.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rockford Register Star - Metered Site

The Snohomish County Fire District 1 Board of Commissioners will celebrate 74 years of service at its final meeting on Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., at South County Fire Headquarters, 12425 Meridian Ave. S, Everett. The fire district in unincorporated south Snohomish County will be dissolved at the end of the year, a decision overwhelmingly approved by voters last February.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2019 9:48:47 PM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com

A building owned by the Picatti Brothers in Yakima suffered a $1 million loss after a fire broke out. The Yakima Fire Department rushed to the fire at 105 S. Third Ave. near Walnut Street at 4:31 a.m. Sunday. According to officials, a three-bay shop on the alley side of the building was engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 12/1/2019 4:38:34 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews