Although well-trained in the strategic and tactical aspects of firefighting, firefighters often receive too little training when it comes to handling the mental stress that accompanies the job. Firefighters make great personal sacrifices during emergency situations, but don’t always take the risks seriously.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

As demand for emergency fire and medical services grows, town leaders and the chiefs of the two fire departments have drafted a plan to boost collaboration and blur territorial lines. Released Tuesday, the strategic plan for the town Fire/Rescue/EMS and Eighth Utilities District departments is meant "to identify ways to work together to provide the highest level of service and the quickest and most effective response to the entire community," department leaders said in a prepared statement.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hartford Courant ·

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a portion of the Lake Stevens Boys and Girls Club on Monday afternoon. Investigators are calling the fire 'suspicious.' The fire started at approximately 2:30 P.M. Monday, investigators said. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found two portable bathrooms on fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

For the first time, emergency dispatchers for Snohomish County’s 47 police and fire agencies are operating together at one location, a move that has already helped improve service and save tax dollars. Before Wednesday, dispatchers were housed at two 911 call centers: SNOCOM in Mountlake Terrace and SNOPAC in Everett.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: myedmondsnews

The Columbian Engine Co. #1 is pleased to announce it has replaced its 1992 1,500/1,000 Sutphen pumper with a 2017 2,000/1,000 Monarch rescue-pumper.