Posted: Apr 5, 2019
When there’s no one else to help, firefighters are the people who answer the call.
“Water’s pouring into your basement, water’s pouring out of your ceiling, something’s smoky, something’s on fire, you saw a spark, you don’t know what to do, they call us,” said firefighter John Callahan. “We’re not only firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MassLive
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Posted: Apr 5, 2019
PHOTO: Luckily no one was seriously injured when a wrong-way driver sent a semi into a Spanaway home Friday morning, narrowly missing a sleeping couple.
It was around 3 a.m. when a pickup driver was heading the wrong way on Spanaway Loop Road and approached a northbound semi, according to Det. Sgt. Gary Sanders with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
- PUB DATE: 4/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Apr 4, 2019
Firefighter/Paramedic James Tierney, a 10-year veteran of Camas-Washougal Fire Department has been promoted to the rank of Fire Captain/Paramedic. Congratulations, Captain Tierney!
Tierney was hired March 2, 2009, and has been serving as a Field Training Officer, also in charge of the fitness equipment.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 8:09:42 PM - SOURCE: Camas, Washington
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Posted: Apr 4, 2019
The Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office was unable to determine the exact cause of a February fire that destroyed a barn in Battle Ground.
Assistant Fire Marshal Curtis Eavenson ruled the cause of the Feb. 7 fire at 23019 N.E. 182nd Ave., as undetermined. But a space heater used in the building likely played a part, he said.
- PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 8:08:20 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Apr 4, 2019
New apartment buildings and an increasing number of large commercial buildings in Deer Park have prompted Spokane County Fire District 4 to purchase an aerial platform truck that will allow them to direct streams of water onto a fire from dozens of feet in the air.
The district hasn’t owned a ladder truck of any kind before, but the purchase was necessary to maintain the district’s fire insurance rating, said Fire Chief Randy Johnson. “It’s a good addition to the capacity of the district,” he said.
The 1995 Simon Duplex truck was purchased from the Yakima Fire Department for $50,000. It has a platform on the end of a 102-foot ladder where firefighters can stand and direct water on a fire below. Captain Megan Hill joked that it was a “one owner, low miles” purchase. Despite its age, it has just under 40,000 miles on it and still has plenty of life, Hill said.
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