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Posted: Aug 15, 2018

Greenhead (FL) Fire Station Moving

The design will also allow the station to be used as a staging area during hurricanes.  

"We're trying to think ahead and make sure that if we build something, we can utilize it long-term as the growth in the south end of Washington County is definitely coming," Greenhead Fire Department Chief Jim Palmer said.

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Posted: Aug 15, 2018

Orange County Gets $846K for Fire Equipment

Orange County will use the money to buy 132 self-contained breathing apparatuses with spare cylinders, as well as 66 face pieces, according to a news release from Virginia Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine.

The department has 37 staff members and operates 24/7, according to its website.

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Posted: Aug 15, 2018

Portsmouth (VA) Purchases Fire Apparatus

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Posted: Aug 15, 2018

Injured Okanogan firefighter recovering at Harbor View Medical Center

On Saturday, August 13th, Brett Read, an Okanogan County firefighter from District 8, was trying to leave his work area at the Grass Valley Fire in Douglas County when flames suddenly intensified. Read became separated from the engine he was working on and was burned. According to a GoFundMe page started in Read's name, Read was taken to Coulee Medical Center and later airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2018 4:41:48 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Aug 15, 2018

Longview: Phil Jurmu to step down as fire chief to lead new Cowlitz County call center

Longview Fire Chief Phil Jurmu will step down to become the executive director of the newly independent Cowlitz County 911 call center, a board formed to improve the emergency communication and dispatch system in the county. Jurmu said Wednesday that he will start his new position on Sept. 17, but his final day with the City of Longview hasn’t been decided yet.
- PUB DATE: 8/15/2018 3:50:15 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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