Family, friends and community members paid their final respects to a longtime volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty in Thurston County. “John was an amazing guy,” said Chief Warren Peterson, with the East Olympia Fire District. Capt. John Ostergard was a 27-year volunteer with the department.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7 Seattle

Kokomo (IN) Fire Department, 110-foot Ascendant aerial platform quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump.

Residents of an apartment complex in Cheney were displaced after the wall between two units caught fire Sunday afternoon. Aaron Bollar, a battalion chief at the Cheney Fire Department, said the fire damaged two units on the second floor of an apartment complex at 1312 First Street in Cheney. When the fire started, only one of the units was occupied, and the residents tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2019 3:58:57 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Residents of an apartment complex in Cheney were displaced after the wall between two units caught fire Sunday afternoon. Aaron Bollar, a battalion chief at the Cheney Fire Department, said the fire damaged two units on the second floor of an apartment complex at 1312 First Street in Cheney. When the fire started, only one of the units was occupied, and the residents tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2019 3:58:57 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

East County Fire and Rescue’s failed levy lid lift in November has prompted commissioners to terminate an interlocal agreement with the city of Camas for shared service of Camas-Washougal Fire Department Chief Nick Swinhart. “We’re looking at ways to save money,” said Mike Taggart, vice chair of East County’s board of commissioners.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2019 5:20:59 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian