A firefighter injured while fighting a large wildfire in Douglas County is stable at a Seattle hospital, and the fire itself held steady overnight Sunday as the weather cooperated and additional resources came in. The Grass Valley Fire remained at roughly 74,000 acres Monday morning - about the same size it was measured on Sunday, according to incident spokesperson Ben Shearer, and is now 10 percent contained.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2018 8:13:19 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Miriam Fire near White Pass, which started in July, is now at 2,236 acres and it is 9-percent contained. According to a press release, firefighters have finished working on the Ginnette Lake to Twin Peaks area. Crews are still utilizing structure protection work on ski area structures. There is a new Emergency Area Closure that has been issued for the Clear Fork Fire (located in the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest) expanding the current closure area associated with the Miriam Fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2018 7:08:05 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Dafo Brand AB in Sweden has decided to separate its vehicle fire detection and suppression operations from its core fire safety equipment business. Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection AB commenced operations on July 1, 2018.

“The purpose of this change is to more closely focus on the long term continuous development of the vehicle operation in the light of global growth and customer requirements,” said Business Unit Manager Johan Balstad.

Balstad continued, “A separate legal entity will make it easier to acquire required skills, resources and capital to facilitate the development of Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection AB. In addition, as part of this growth, the U.S. operations are run through our subsidiary Dafo US, which will strengthen our position in North America.”

Dafo Vehicle Fire Protection AB supplies fire detection and suppression systems for buses and coaches, mining and construction equipment, forestry and waste handling equipment, as well as material and cargo handling.

Dafo Brand AB is the leading supplier to the fire services in Sweden and also Sweden’s biggest supplier of on-board extinguishing systems with more than 100 dealers offering fitting and servicing capacity all over Sweden, and a large international network. With 160 employees, Dafo has a turnover of SEK 370 million per annum. Head office in Stockholm County (Tyresö). For further information, please visit www.dafo-vehicle.com.

 

The collapse of burning home in Altus claimed the life of an assistant chief with the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Friday night. Madison “Maddy” Lee Clinton Jr., 54, died after he was pinned when a porch roof collapsed, according to a post from the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association "Maddy was performing suppression operations on a structure fire located in the Friendship Fire Department response area North of Altus," Altus Fire Chief Kyle David shared in a statement posted on Facebook.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse