Two city councilmen raised concerns Tuesday about the effects mandated fire patrols are having on equipment and firefighters and urged Mayor Tony George to reconsider the idea. The fire watches involve firefighters driving the engines and aerial ladder truck throughout the city and parking them in highly visible locations as a way to prevent fires, according to the mayor.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times Leader

Since the early days of the fire service, bells have been used as a way to summon firefighters to a station, communicate the type of emergency, or announce the end of a shift. When a firefighter died in the line of duty, a special sequence of five bells was tapped. The tolling of bells is still a tradition to honor the fallen during funerals and memorial services for firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

The type of incident is common enough — someone with Alzheimer’s has gone missing. A 911 call is made. The fire department responds. It happened recently to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue. “A gentleman was lost. He wandered off from the building he was at,” EMS Capt. Tim Lookabaugh said. “(Crews) spent an hour and a half trying to get a hold of his family, finding the right place for him to go.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune

The type of incident is common enough — someone with Alzheimer’s has gone missing. A 911 call is made. The fire department responds. It happened recently to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue. “A gentleman was lost. He wandered off from the building he was at,” EMS Capt. Tim Lookabaugh said. “(Crews) spent an hour and a half trying to get a hold of his family, finding the right place for him to go.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Puyallup Herald

Several fire crews battled a 2-alarm commercial fire at a strip mall in Kirkland early Wednesday morning. After 3 a.m., firefighters received calls from people reporting flames at the Rose Hill Village on the intersection of NE 85th St. and 128th Ave. NE. Firefighters said the fire appears to have started near Yuppie Pawn Shop and a dry cleaner, two of 12 total businesses in the mall.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000