The Snoqualmie Tribe donated 200 automated external defibrillator (AED) units to local safety and government organizations. Members of the tribe presented several AED devices to Eastside Fire and Rescue and to City of North Bend at North Bend Station 87 at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The tribe donated the devices after Councilmember Richard Zambrano heard on the radio that the previous King County Sheriff was asking for donations for their department to purchase AED units for the officers.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2019 3:21:29 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record

This short clip includes footage of firefighters working to extinguish a fire involving fire apparatus while in the station. Courtesy of Facebook User Fireman323.

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at Pacific Research Laboratories shortly after 5 p.m. this evening. On scene, Assistant Chief Bob Larsen said they were called to the facility because of an incident involving a welding torch and a fire in a garbage can. Initial reports are that no one was injured.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2019 1:43:47 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at Pacific Research Laboratories shortly after 5 p.m. this evening. On scene, Assistant Chief Bob Larsen said they were called to the facility because of an incident involving a welding torch and a fire in a garbage can. Initial reports are that no one was injured.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2019 1:43:47 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Two utility contractors faulted for contributing to an explosion that leveled part of downtown Sun Prairie and killed a volunteer firefighter in July have been fined for “serious” violations by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In citation letters dated Jan. 4, OSHA said its inspectors found that Kansas-based Bear Communications and Michigan-based VC Tech failed to call a diggers hotline or utility owners to locate underground lines before starting work.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal