“He was a walking angel.” That’s how Tinya Anderson, a Mercer Island resident, describes Kirk Robinson, a born-and-raised Islander and lieutenant for the Bothell Fire Department (BFD). Robinson died Oct. 4 at the age of 42. He is survived by parents Gary and Lori, brother Clay, wife Jessica and their two children, Gavin (10) and Levi (8).
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 1:05:13 PM - SOURCE: Bothell Reporter

A Whatcom County Fire Hall was broken into over the weekend. “We hope you are finding our chainsaws and new generator useful,” a Facebook post made by Whatcom County Fire District 16 says. Donations were requested after the equipment was stolen from the Van Zandt Fire Hall last weekend. In a comment on Facebook from District 16, insurance will cover the stolen items, minus the $500 deductible and security upgrades to the door that was used to get in.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 7:46:52 AM - SOURCE: KPUG-AM 1170

Clallam County Fire District 2 has used a grant to purchase a special stretcher to rescue patients in remote areas. District officials announced Monday the $1,907 grant from the Clallam County Physicians Community Benefit Fund to purchase the rescue litter and wheel attachment. “In recent years, the Fire District has experienced several rescues of patients located in remote areas only accessible by trails,” Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue Chief Jake Patterson said in a press release.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 2:04:09 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site

Eleven New York City firefighters were taken to hospitals and one other person was injured after two fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, officials said. The 11 firefighters were transported to hospitals as a precaution after the fire engine and ladder truck collided just before 10 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNBC-TV NBC 4 New York

Two chemical storage tanks caught fire and three others were threatened at an energy storage facility in Contra Costa County Tuesday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze burned the two tanks to the ground and damaged two others at the NuStar Energy facility in Crockett, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, which got the first call at about 1:50 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose