A county fire battalion chief and a captain were the officials who filed a complaint against a fellow captain for what they described as “interfering with operations” and having “no regard for the safety of the personnel on scene” when he fought a fire on West Daughtery Road in April while he was off duty.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Chief

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and American Military University (AMU) today announced they have expanded their successful partnership for another year. AMU is one of the largest providers of online higher education offering more than 190 academic programs to students enrolled worldwide.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs

A firefighter died Tuesday after being struck by a ventilation shaft while battling a blaze. CBC reported that 10-year veteran Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac volunteer firefighter Carmel Moreault, 54, was battling a blaze at a cardboard box plant when the water-filled ventilation shaft fell on him. Moreault was transported to the hospital, where he later died.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

City Manager Brad Miyake announced the appointment of Jerome “Jay” Hagen as chief of the Bellevue Fire Department. Hagen, who has more than 33 years of fire service experience, joins the City of Bellevue from the Seattle Fire Department where he is currently a deputy chief in the Operations Division.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Bellevue

Asotin County fire officials are taking a new approach to converting a church into a fire station after the first round of construction bids came in much higher than expected. The lowest bid came in $1.1 million higher than the fire district's budget for the project. At a special meeting Wednesday, fire district commissioners voted in favor of dividing the $3.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lewiston Tribune