The Walla Walla City Council will hear a presentation about improvements needed to the current fire department drill site and structures when it meets for its work session Monday at 4 p.m. WWFD Chief Bob Yancey and Captain John Knowles will be making the presentation. The current facility, which is near Washington Park, southwest of West Cherry Street and North Ninth Avenue was built in the early 1970s and has served area fire departments for over 45 years.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Columbia Basin

On Thursday, October 24, friends, family and loved ones will come together to honor the life of Lt. Kirk Dean Robinson. Lt. Robinson passed away on Friday, October 4, after a heroic two-year-long battle with cancer. He was a member of the Bothell Fire Department for 18 years. At 11:05 a.m., a memorial procession will begin.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2019 7:21:54 PM - SOURCE: City of Bothell

Diesel engine exhaust emissions in fire stations expose firefighters to health risks, including certain types of cancers as well as pulmonary and cardiac diseases. The Lynden Fire Department recently received notice it has been successful in an application for a Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant to buy a diesel exhaust source-capture system.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2019 6:56:16 PM - SOURCE: Lynden Tribune - Metered Site

On Wednesday morning, October 23rd, Summit Pacific will be taking part in a full-scale incident response training. Patient care and normal day to day operations will not be impacted, though patients and visitors may notice an increase in traffic to Summit Pacific facilities as well as mock patients with makeup depicting fake injuries.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2019 5:54:36 AM - SOURCE: KBKW 1450-AM & 94.7-FM

An investigation into a suspected arson in Amboy continues as two suspects in a fire earlier this October were released on charges as more information is needed. Valerie and Adam Gardner, 65 and 23, were initially charged with first-degree arson following an Oct. 12 fire at their residence off of Northeast Cedar Creek Road in Amboy.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2019 4:10:18 AM - SOURCE: The Reflector.com