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Posted: Sep 9, 2018

Chief Brad Creesy retiring after more than 35 years with the San Juan Island Fire Department

After more than 35 years with the department, San Juan Island Fire Chief Brad Creesy is retiring at the end of October. The community is invited to an evening reception to meet the five finalists being considered for the position. This informal meet and greet opportunity will take place from from 5-7 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 6:07:26 PM - SOURCE: San Juan Islander
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Posted: Sep 9, 2018

Brush fire in Buckley destroys barn, threatens multiple homes

A 12-acre brush fire in Buckley came dangerously close to taking out a few homes. At least seven different fire agencies responded to the large brush fire just before 2 p.m. on Sunday. A helicopter flying overhead making water drops is not the typical Sunday afternoon in this Buckley neighborhood. “Yeah, I know.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 3:49:59 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
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Posted: Sep 9, 2018

Wildfire burns at Hanford nuclear reservation

A wildfire burned an estimated 3,000 acres on the Hanford nuclear reservation early Saturday morning, and a larger fire was burning uncontained on Saddle Mountain. The nuclear reservation fire burned to the east of Highway 240 in the southern end of Hanford, said Rae Moss, spokeswoman for Hanford contractor Mission Support Alliance.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2018 11:12:37 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Posted: Sep 7, 2018

Pine-Strawberry (AZ) Truck Returns Home, Dispatched To Another California Fire Within Hours

The Pine-Strawberry Fire District’s house-built wildland fire truck returned home from five weeks of firefighting duty on the Inyo Fire and within hours was dispatched to another fire in California.

The truck and crew are now assigned to the Ferguson Fire in the Sierra National Forest north of the Yosemite. It is one of the three largest fires burning in the state, said Fire Chief Gary Morris.

Firefighters are using the district’s new wildland fire truck, a 2017 Dodge 5500 crew cab that is outfitted with a 500-gallon water tank along with a 250-gallon-per-minute pump.

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Posted: Sep 7, 2018

Shiny New Fire Engines Arrive In Massillon (OH)

The fire engines were delivered from Bradenton, Fla. Firefighters will be trained on the new engines during the next few weeks. Burgasser expects both engines to be in service within six weeks.  

The engines also have separate compartments outside of the cab for turnout gear, which Burgasser said is important to reduce a firefighter’s exposure to harmful carcinogens, which could make them more susceptible to cancer.  

The new engines have top-mount pumps, which allows the pump operator a bird’s eye view when combating a fire. Other engines have side-mounted pump controls, which can make it difficult to see the fire and know how much water is needed.

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