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Posted: Nov 18, 2018

Mother escapes Puyallup apartment fire along with two young children

It was a remarkable escape by a mother and her two children when fire broke out inside their apartment unit at Cambridge Apartments in Puyallup early Sunday morning. The mom lowered her kids out the window using blankets before jumping out. 7-year-old Jonathan and his 15-month-old brother Julian are lucky to be alive thanks to the actions of their quick-thinking mother.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2018 6:49:29 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Nov 18, 2018

Firefighters from Benton County District #1 heading home from deadly California wildfires

Benton County Fire District #1 will greet some of their firefighters coming home from California on Monday. The Washington Strike Team 2 was demobilized on Sunday, allowing them to head back home. Firefighters started their journey to California on November 10. They were assigned to the deadly Woolsey Fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2018 11:37:06 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Nov 18, 2018

Commentary: What firefighters know works because of the ACA

Every day firefighters go to work not knowing what the day will bring, but they do know that the majority of calls they respond to will be for emergency medical events. That firsthand experience offers firefighters unique insight into how health care policy affects the people we serve. We’ve been witness to the progress we’ve made with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, but we know there is more to do to ensure every American has access to affordable coverage and high-quality care.
- PUB DATE: 11/18/2018 1:56:16 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: Nov 17, 2018

Central Washington geography makes destructive fire unlikely

Fire officials say Central Washington communities are always at risk for wildfires, but they doubt a blaze as deadly and destructive as the Camp fire in California could happen the same way here. “Do we have some of the same conditions here in Ellensburg? Yes. But we don’t have the exact same conditions,” said John Sinclair, chief of Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2018 8:08:23 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times
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Posted: Nov 16, 2018

Dayton Fire Truck Involved In Crash On Germantown Street

According to officials, the fire engine was returning to the station when it was struck by a car that was in the firetruck’s blind spot near South Gettysburg Avenue. 

The driver of the car was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.

The firefighters were not injured in the wreck.

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