The first draft of the 2020 ed. of NFPA 950 – Standard for Data Development and Exchange in the Fire Service is now open for public comment. If you develop and sell software for fire departments, if you help fire departments specify and procure software, or are a firefighter who uses software (yes, that means just about everyone) it is essential that you check out the proposed changes and additions for the 2020 edition.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fire Protection Association

The Julian Cuyamaca Fire Protection District, the last volunteer fire department in the county whose members respond to medical emergencies and structure fires in the area, on Monday got a step closer to being dissolved. The members of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) unanimously agreed to move forward with plans to eliminate the volunteer department and absorb it into the San Diego Fire Authority.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: San Diego Union-Tribune

A local artist is re-inventing the outside of a fire station in Kennewick. If you drive past Benton County Fire District #1’s station on 27th and Olympia, you might see Crystal Kline out painting. Crystal Kline says, "Characters from video games, people, pretty much anything honestly." Kline says she's had a paintbrush in her hand for as long as she can remember.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 11:52:08 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

Security (CO) Fire Department Model 34 pumper; International 7400 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 370-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm pump.

Chuck Wallace is no longer the deputy director of Grays Harbor County’s Emergency Management department, Sheriff Rick Scott said Monday. He said the county wanted to go in a different direction to provide the best services possible for the people of Grays Harbor County and that an official statement would be made next week, when he hopes to appoint a successor.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2018 7:37:45 PM - SOURCE: The Daily World