Two Kent residents were displaced Friday morning after their home caught fire in the 12400 block of SE 275th Place. The fire was reported at 9:40 a.m. after the homeowners heard their smoke alarm activate, according to a Puget Sound Fire news release. When they investigated, they found fire and smoke in the garage.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2019 7:44:21 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies have released photos of a fast-moving fire that consumed a semi-truck loaded with hay Wednesday. The semi was on State Route 260 near milepost between Connell and Kahlotus when the fire broke out. Fortunately, the driver was able to escape without injury, but the truck and load are total loss.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2019 7:36:57 PM - SOURCE: KORD-FM 102.7

During the 2015 Okanogan Complex Fire, state Rep. Joel Kretz saw where a fire line was put in Aeneas Valley. “There was a cooperative effort done down there between the feds, the state and private landowners where they had — I don’t know how many miles long it was — a corridor,” said Kretz, R-Wauconda.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2019 5:57:12 PM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

City officials from across Lewis County welcomed the action taken this week by the Board of County Commissioners to send a letter to Thurston 911 Communications (TCOMM) asking it to participate in a feasibility study of the potential regionalization of emergency dispatch services. County officials decided to send the letter requested by TCOMM leadership following months of informal discussions between the two bodies, as well as talks between Lewis County staff and city officials who remain concerned about county 911 communications operations.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2019 4:41:03 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

CHARLOTTE, MI—Spartan Emergency Response, a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc., advanced its relationship with the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through a multiyear contract to supply emergency response vehicles to the Philadelphia Fire Department. The order calls for Spartan to fulfill an immediate need for six new pumper vehicles and two Squrt^® Articulating Water Tower units.

“Three years ago, Spartan Motors was selected to support Philadelphia’s initiative to re-equip its fire department by supplying apparatus specifically designed and built to their current needs,” said Todd Fierro, president of Spartan Emergency Response. “Since that time, our team has supported one of the busiest metropolitan fire departments in the country with a fleet that reflects our commitment to best-in-class manufacturing excellence and safety-driven design.”

Spartan secured the original contract in 2015 and has since supplied 35 proprietary apparatus designs that cater to the needs of the City’s crowded streets, tight 90-degree corners, and demanding duty cycles. Fleet specifications for the Philadelphia Fire Department are based on superior safety standards, advanced stability and maneuverability, and reliability throughout the trucks’ lifecycle. Spartan Emergency Response is uniquely positioned to provide trucks to those specifications, building trucks to withstand the wear and tear associated with heavy-duty repetitive use.

All fire apparatus under the new Philadelphia Fire Department contract will be equipped with Spartan’s Advanced Protection System® (APS) to optimize firefighter effectiveness without compromising ergonomics and in-vehicle safety.

For more information, visit www.spartanmotors.com.