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Posted: Mar 20, 2019

3 firefighters injured, apartments damaged by White Center brush fire

It’s the first day of spring, but brush fires have already been popping up across Washington state because of the dry conditions. In White Center Wednesday afternoon a brush fire damaged an apartment building and injured three firefighters. The brush fire was about two acres in size and winds carried the fire toward an apartment complex, damaging seven units and displacing more than a dozen people.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 6:45:04 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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Posted: Mar 20, 2019

Heat, dry weather spark another round of wildfires in Southwest Washington

For a second consecutive day, wildfires continued to break out at a rapid pace around Southwest Washington, threatening homes, prompting minor evacuations and sending scores of state and local firefighters to remote corners of the region. No injuries were reported, but one firefighter was hospitalized for dehydration, according to Dave LaFave, chief of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 4:49:35 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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Posted: Mar 20, 2019

Tahoka (TX) VFD Adds Fire Apparatus to Fleet

 
 

“We appreciate receiving an HB2604 grant to help purchase our new fleet addition,” said Fire Chief Bryan Reynolds. “The Freightliner chassis with its 1,500-gallon water tank, drop tank of equal volume, 15-gallon foam tank and front bumper water monitor is an upgrade from the truck it is replacing.”  

Reynolds states that the new tender can carry three firefighters, will be safer and gives them greater access to fires in difficult areas of their rough terrain.

“There are fire hydrants in the community but there are 6,500 people living in the rural areas of our county that do not always have immediate access to large volumes of water needed to fight fires,” said Reynolds. “This truck with its four-wheel-drive will allow us to take water into those areas and increases our capacity for a quicker knock down of the flames.”

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Posted: Mar 20, 2019

Senator Cantwell visits Spokane Fire Department to discuss wildfire management technology

Senator Maria Cantwell visited the Spokane Fire Department Training Center Wednesday morning to talk about the Wildfire Management Technology Advancement Act. The Act was signed into law by the President last week. The law includes provisions to analyze trends to prevent firefighter injuries, improve predictions of areas likely to experience large wildfires, and assign smoke forecasters to all large wildfires to ensure the health and safety of people in impacted areas.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2019 3:52:15 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Mar 20, 2019

Jefferson County (TN) has New Life-Saving Equipment

 
 
The Hurst tools, which include various heavy-duty cutters and rams, are battery-operated and weigh in at about half the heft of the Squad's older generator-powered tools - yet have even greater power, said Squad Chief J.
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