Duvall-King County Fire District 45 is celebrating its 60th anniversary. On Saturday, Sept. 21, area residents are invited to commemorate the milestone at headquarters station, 15600 1st Ave NE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Events planned for the day include placing two new fire engines in service, demonstrations of vehicle extrication and CPR, tools and equipment, station tours, rides on the new fire engines, kids activities, giveaways and refreshments.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2019 2:46:03 AM - SOURCE: Woodinville Weekly/Northlake News/Valley View

Woodinville Fire & Rescue is adding three probationary firefighters to its crew. The new recruits must successfully undergo a 13 weeks course at Eastside Metro Training Group Fire Academy, and an additional five weeks of Emergency Medical Technician training. The men with then have to complete a year one probationary training period with WFR.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2019 2:46:01 AM - SOURCE: Woodinville Weekly/Northlake News/Valley View

The FDNY’s response time has gone up and the firefighters union says part of the problem is a program meant to make New York City streets safer. It is taking the New York City Fire Department longer to respond to fires and other emergencies, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s latest management report.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV 55 Riverhead

Plenty of new housing needs to be built in Northern Virginia over the next few decades to keep up with expected job growth, but for now some of it won’t include built-in sprinkler systems. This week, the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development voted against an update to the Commonwealth’s construction code that would have required that sprinklers be put in all new single-family homes and townhouses.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAMU 88.5 American University Radio

Firefighters watched helplessly Wednesday as black smoke billowed over a treeline from a nearby apartment complex. They had arrived at 5:15 p.m. to fight a fire in Apartment F at Legacy Crossing Apartments at 3914 Hahn’s Lane, but police told them to wait on a nearby street so they could arrest the woman accused of setting the fire who witnesses said was also firing a gun.
- PUB DATE: 9/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greensboro News & Record