Clallam Fire District No. 2 is reporting faster response times after the purchase of new ambulances. Chief Sam Phillips told the fire district’s commissioners last Tuesday that the two new advanced life support (ALS) ambulances have made getting patients to the hospital quicker than ever and that he believes this has improved patient outcomes.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 1:46:29 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Clallam Fire District No. 2’s Explorer Post will be more informed and better educated once they complete their training, funded by a $2,567 grant from the Port of Port Angeles’ Community Partner Program. The fire district applied for the funding in 2018 as it continues to train and educate future firefighters who are enrolled in Explorer Scout Post 1012, said Chief Sam Phillips in a press release.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 1:46:29 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

A new federal law aims to protect wildland firefighters by requiring agencies to outfit crews with GPS locators and deploy drones to scout out and map blazes. The Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., was signed by President Donald Trump last week after sailing through both chambers of Congress with large majorities.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review

A recent study revealed Frederick County firefighters are paid less and receive less benefits than those in nearby counties. The study, completed in November and released publicly last week, is an analysis of pay scales, benefit comparisons and how large each county’s fire services division is Multiple county officials this week said that although Frederick County pays its firefighters less, other jurisdictions — like Montgomery County and Baltimore County, both used in the more-than-100-page study — have both larger populations and tax bases to pull money from.
- PUB DATE: 3/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Frederick News-Post