The Seattle Fire Department said their new policy to double staffing on blocks home to some of the city’s busiest homeless shelters will continue until fire crews feel safe again doing their jobs. Asst. Chief Bryan Hastings said firefighters have been assaulted, swarmed by unruly crowds even had people steal gear from their engines and aid cars while they have been working on patients in and around Pioneer Square.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2018 10:24:43 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The "Five D's" of dodgeball, according to "the great" Patches O'Houlihan in the movie "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story," are: Dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge. "If you master these," O'Houilhan proclaimed during a training session in the movie, "no amount of balls on earth can hit you." South Whatcom Fire Authority would like to add a sixth "D" to that list, and it might just save a firefighter's life.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2018 10:24:09 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

 

 A recording of the hour long webinar “How to Apply for a Local Records Grant” is now available at Washington State Archives’ website at:

 https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/RecordsManagement/Local-Records-Grant-Program.aspx

 

The Online Grant Application form will be available on July 2, 2018.

If anyone has questions or would like assistance in planning and preparing their application, please email recordsmanagement@sos.wa.gov.

Both proud service to his city and encounters with tragedy marked the 34-year career of Toledo Fire and Rescue Department Chief Luis Santiago. After announcing his retirement in a letter to firefighters earlier this month, Chief Santiago during an interview with The Blade Tuesday said retiring was absolutely a difficult decision, but a combination of factors made the timing right.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Toledo Blade

William C. Richmond, who was Philadelphia’s fire commissioner during the 1985 MOVE bombing, died Monday, June 25, at home. He was 86. A death notice posted by his family did not provide a cause. Mr. Richmond was a Korean War veteran and served as a Philadelphia police officer for two years before beginning a 28-year career at the Fire Department, rising from firefighter to commissioner, a position he held from 1984 to 1988.
- PUB DATE: 6/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PHILLY.COM