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Posted: May 30, 2019

Anheuser-Busch delivers cans of emergency drinking water to Grant County Fire District 3

Anheuser-Busch is delivering about 300,000 cans of emergency drinking water to 26 volunteer fire departments, including Grant County Fire District 3 in Quincy. The water delivery is in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to provide critical hydration to first responders in advance of wildfire season.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 1:47:21 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: May 30, 2019

Wildfire south of Kalama quickly extinguished

Firefighters quickly extinguished a small brush fire Wednesday afternoon south of Kalama, Cowlitz 5 Fire Chief Vic Leatzow said, but the tenth of an acre blaze could be a portent of a bad fire season. The fire in the 4900 block of Green Mountain Road overlooking the Columbia River was reported over dispatch roughly around 2:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 11:52:43 AM - SOURCE: The Daily News
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Posted: May 30, 2019

Fire code inspections are helping Yakima firefighters

The Yakima Fire Department wants to remind the community about how important smoke alarm checks are. A release was sent out Thursday from the Fire Department that stated the following: Regular fire code inspections by the Yakima Fire Department (YFD) are proving beneficial. An apartment building fire earlier this month, for example, was limited to just one room in one apartment thanks to quick action by YFD firefighters and the fact that smoke alarms and other safety features had been recently updated to meet city fire codes following an inspection.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 10:53:52 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: May 30, 2019

Arson suspect arrested after house fire in Bellevue

Bellevue Police tracked down and arrested a man suspected of arson after a fire broke out early Thursday morning in the Lake Hills neighborhood. Police say the 56-year-old man started a fire near the front door. Firefighters were called to a home on 159th Avenue SE just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Teenager Ethan Dutson was inside and up late when he got a security alert on his phone, he told Q13 News this morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2019 10:39:47 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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Posted: May 30, 2019

First Trust. Then Ethos.

The challenges facing leaders today are bigger, more complex and coming faster than ever before, with the volume of decisions needing to be made feeling like they are growing exponentially.  In this environment, unleashing a committed effort from every team member is no longer ‘nice to have’, it’s mission critical.

Think of it as an hourglass, with every grain of sand being a challenge to address or a decision to be made.  If you as the leader have to consider each of them alone, you are the crimp in the middle.  At best, you are slowing performance, at worst, guaranteeing failure. The need to fully engage, grow and empower your culture has never been more important.  The question is how? 
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