The Spokane Valley Fire Department is going high tech with new air packs that include several features to improve firefighter safety and make the gear easier to use and clean. “Our air packs were 12 years old,” said Battalion Chief Ken Capaul. “They met a NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standard that was 10 years old.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 5:04:24 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is going high tech with new air packs that include several features to improve firefighter safety and make the gear easier to use and clean. “Our air packs were 12 years old,” said Battalion Chief Ken Capaul. “They met a NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) standard that was 10 years old.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 5:04:24 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

For the second time in less than a week, the Spokane Valley Fire Department has announced the death of a former fire captain, and again, work-related exposure to toxins is suspected as the cause. On Friday, the department announced that former Capt. Tim Cruger, 67, died of cancer caused from exposure to smoke while on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 2:46:56 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

For the second time in less than a week, the Spokane Valley Fire Department has announced the death of a former fire captain, and again, work-related exposure to toxins is suspected as the cause. On Friday, the department announced that former Capt. Tim Cruger, 67, died of cancer caused from exposure to smoke while on the job.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 2:46:56 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Robert K “Bob” Johnson, former chief of the Auburn Fire Department and sometime Santa for legions of kids, died on Dec. 28 in hospice care in northern Idaho. He was 81. According to a message posted by his family on social media, Johnson had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
- PUB DATE: 1/3/2019 1:44:27 AM - SOURCE: Auburn Reporter