The Lewis County Board of Commissioners addressed ongoing talks about changes at the Lewis County 911 Center during a meeting of the Lewis County Fire Commissioners Association Monday night, with one clear message for those in attendance — the commissioners want to hear the thoughts of all the fire districts about options on the table.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 10:56:21 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Chronicle

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared drought Monday for nearly half of Washington watersheds, as the mountain snowpack that churns through hydropower dams, irrigates our state's orchards and provides for fish continues to dwindle well below normal. Twenty days into May, "our statewide snowpack is the fourth-lowest it's been over the past 30 years," said Jeff Marti, the drought coordinator for the Washington Department of Ecology.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 9:50:53 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Chronicle

An Ontario (Canada) firefighter has developed a tool designed to reduce the amount of gear and weight that firefighters carry on their person while maintaining the level of readiness the job requires.

The TRI-BLADE is a nine-function multi-tool comprised of the various hand tools that tend to clutter firefighters' pockets. It is primarily used as a means of gaining access to locked or restricted areas as efficiently and respectfully as possible.

The TRI-BLADE also features the following:

Passive Entry Functions

• Latch wedge blade to manipulate latches behind security plates
• Modified shove knife
• Through-the-lock tip

MVC Emergency Scene Functions

• 8mm and 10mm – 12 point wrenches, used for battery removal
• Window punch
• serrated edge

RIT / Miscellaneous Functions

• residential gas shut off wrench
• 02 cylinder wrench

The mission was simple and so is the design of this tool. Made of the highest quality materials, the TRI-BLADE is superior in strength yet compact and lightweight. At 100grams in weight, the stored size of the tool is 1.5” x 6.5” x  .105” thick. This makes carrying the tool behind a radio or in any other pocket virtually unnoticed. The TRI-BLADE offers exceptional versatility with its simplistic yet deliberate foldable design.

Lighten up your pockets....TRI before you pry! Learn more at www.intothesmoke.ca

 

Chelan Fire and Rescue Volunteer Firefighter Jonathan Mendoza has been named as the Washington State Volunteer Firefighter of the Year. The department called it a huge honor for Mendoza and Chelan Fire and Rescue. Mendoza has been a firefighter in Chelan for just over five years regularly working at Station 71.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 6:41:38 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

An 11-year old Aberdeen resident is being praised for their quick thinking after finding a fire in a bedroom yesterday morning. Battalion Chief Dave Golding said in a press release they were called to the 100 block of North West Boulevard in South Aberdeen just after 11 am Monday. The 911 caller was an 11-year-old who had noticed the smell of smoke and found the fire in a bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2019 5:37:32 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM