A grant will allow Grant County Fire District 3 to build a “much needed” fire station in the Trinidad/Crescent Bar area. The fire district was awarded a Strategic Infrastructure Program (SIP) grant for $187,500 and a zero percent loan of $62,500, approved by Grant County commissioners on Tuesday. Remaining funding for the new station will come from fire district reserves and an additional loan.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2019 12:37:11 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

PHOTOS: A couple of barns burned down after an early morning fire Tuesday. The barns in the 4300 block of 99th Avenue NE, just north of Lake Stevens limits, were reported on fire before 4 a.m., a spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 7 said. Firefighters from several departments helped douse the flames, using about 3,000 feet of connected hose from fire engines and water tenders.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2019 10:56:41 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A fire, likely caused by a person or persons, started among timber pilings early this morning on the former Rayonier pulp mill site, 2 miles east of downtown, authorities said. “We’re assuming it was a campfire” that started the blaze, said Randy Boston, the contract caretaker for the abandoned 75-acre parcel owned by Jacksonville, Fla.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2019 10:37:16 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

VALPARAISO, IN—AMKUS Rescue Systems has received UL certification of compliance to NFPA 1936, 2015 edition, for its ION 2.0 battery-powered rescue tool family. The cutter, spreaders, combination tool and RAM passed an NFPA-designed series of difficult tests centering on safety and endurance that prove that the tools can live up to the challenging demands that a rescue worker will need. While the NFPA standard allows manufacturers to use test results completed on equivalent models of hydraulic line tools for portions of the battery tool compliance testing, AMKUS is unique in that 100 percent of the required NFPA tests were completed using the ION tools. This means that every component of the ION tools, including the electric motor, electronic circuitry, and the hydraulic pump, has been validated based on completing the full array of tests required of NFPA 1936, even the most demanding durability tests.

The ION tools all utilize the DEWALT FLEXVOLT™ battery platform. The 60-volt battery operates ION 2.0 tools and will power both 60-volt and 20-volt DEWALT tools. It is the only battery that automatically changes voltages when you change tools, so you can share batteries between ION tools and other tools like saws and drills.

ION 2.0 tools carry on the AMKUS tradition of rugged tools that are both balanced and backed by outstanding service and support. New ION 2.0 tools can be found in AMKUS’ FDIC International booth #3503. In addition, tool demonstrations will be presented at the FDIC Real Time Demo area on April 11 and 12. Contact your local AMKUS dealer for a local demonstration or for more information.

For more information, visit www.amkus.com.

VIDEO: More than 2,000 people applied to get New York's new Disability Identification Cards within the first three days they were made available. The card is offered to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including autism, and it's completely voluntary. It's designed to make first responders aware of a person's communication and behavioral challenges in situations where both could be key to public safety.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle