Paul Erickson, of LeMay Erickson Wilcox Architects, discusses three ways fire departments can reduce exposure to contaminants in the fire station.

A resident in a Guide Meridian home north of Bellingham suffered minor smoke inhalation Wednesday morning when they ran back into their burning home to rescue some ferrets. Two fire engines from North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and one each from the Lynden Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire District 7 responded at 7:24 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 10:41:55 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Cuts and deficits are now an afterthought for firefighters and paramedics for the immediate future following Clallam voters’ decision to increase Clallam County Fire District 3’s levy lid lift. Tuesday’s results show 7,801 (60.6 percent) voted in favor of increasing the levy rate from $1.26 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to $1.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 8:49:39 AM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette

Bothell asked its citizens to decide the city’s public safety future when they voted on two measures: a public safety levy called Proposition 1 and a fire station bond called Proposition 2. As of election night on Nov. 6, Prop. 1 was passing with about 60 percent of the vote, while Prop. 2 was passing with 64 percent.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 8:46:46 AM - SOURCE: Bothell Reporter