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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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Dayton Fire Truck Involved In Crash On Germantown Street
Dayton Fire Truck Involved In Crash On Germantown Street
Posted: Nov 16, 2018

Dayton Fire Truck Involved In Crash On Germantown Street

Dayton Daily News

A Dayton firetruck was involved in a crash with another vehicle on Germantown Street Friday morning. OTHER LOCAL NEWS: Several crashes, slick spots reported in parts of the region 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.

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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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Three Sunnyslope Students Ride Fire Truck To School
Three Sunnyslope Students Ride Fire Truck To School
Posted: Nov 16, 2018

Three Sunnyslope Students Ride Fire Truck To School

kqennewsradio.com

November 16, 2018 4:05 a.m. Three students from Sunnyslope Elementary School got to ride a Douglas County Fire District No. 2 fire truck to school on Thursday.

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Three students from Sunnyslope Elementary School got to ride a Douglas County Fire District No. 2 fire truck to school on Thursday.

Fire Marshal Ray Shoufler said the school did a World’s Finest Chocolate fundraiser and the three girls who sold the most boxes of chocolate got the ride to school. Mya Blanton sold eleven boxes while Mia Medler and Skylah Cochran each sold nine.

The kids were picked up by Lt. Josh Wagner and firefighter Brian Parnell. They were outfitted with fire hats, badges, and other fire prevention material before heading to school.

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