The Mukilteo City Council approved a new collective bargaining agreement between the city and the local fire union on Monday, but only after lengthy discussion on the CBA and other fire department costs. Council President Steve Schmalz asked for the item to be pulled from the consent agenda, which typically passes as approved without much, if any, discussion.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2018 1:00:13 PM - SOURCE: Mukilteo Beacon

Paul Erickson, of Lemay Erickson Wilcox Architects, discusses how cancer has become recognized as an occupational risk for firefighters.

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