Skagit County’s Department of Emergency Medical Services debuted Tuesday the framework for a plan to revise the ambulance system. At a meeting of EMS stakeholders, county EMS Director Jeff Sargent presented an eight-point list of initiatives the department wants to implement during the next six-year EMS levy cycle.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 7:36:33 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

Skagit County’s Department of Emergency Medical Services debuted Tuesday the framework for a plan to revise the ambulance system. At a meeting of EMS stakeholders, county EMS Director Jeff Sargent presented an eight-point list of initiatives the department wants to implement during the next six-year EMS levy cycle.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 7:35:43 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Early spring was cool and wet in Washington, but May was among the hottest and driest on record, which has state officials bracing for a worse-than-normal wildfire season. State residents probably won’t see the record destruction of 2014 and 2015, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz said Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2018 5:37:01 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter Douglas C. Ambrozewycz, 60, of the Perth Amboy Fire Department on June 10, 2018.

On December 11, 1983 Firefighter Douglas C. Ambrozewycz responded to a building fire at 102 Smith Street (Frank's Bakery) with Protection Hook & Ladder Company # 1. While engaged in fire suppression, a section of the first floor collapsed, sending him through the floor into the fire below. He was injured with 2nd & 3rd degree burns and received extensive medical care including numerous blood transfusions. Due to the required blood transfusions for the injuries sustained, he contracted Hepatits C which appeared many years later. This disease caused many debilitating health conditions including liver failure which ultimately caused his death on June 10, 2018. 

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter Ambrozewycz at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 44 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.