Volunteer Captain Julie Johnston of Lewis County Fire District 6 and volunteer Ed Mund of Riverside Fire Authority were sworn in on the Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association (WSFFA) Board of Trustees at the just-concluded 95th Annual WSFFA Conference and Fire School in Wenatchee. Johnston was also appointed Board Secretary.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2018 10:36:45 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Firefighter/EMT Juan J. Bucio, 46, of the Chicago Fire Department on May 28, 2018.

While searching for a 28-year-old man who fell off of a boat into the South Branch of the Chicago River, Firefighter/EMT Juan J. Bucio became separated from his dive partner and went missing. According to initial reports, Bucio's dive partner immediately declared a Mayday and, along with other divers, began to search the river for Firefighter Bucio. After approximately 20 minutes, Bucio was found and rescued from the river. Firefighter Bucio was then transported to the hospital where, despite all efforts to revive him by paramedics and hospital personnel, he was declared deceased. 

Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT Bucio at http://apps.usfa.fema.gov/firefighter-fatalities/

To date, 39 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2018.  Year-to-date and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at https://www.usfa.fema.gov/data/statistics/ff_fatality_reports.html

Fatality status is provisional and may change as USFA contacts State Fire Marshals to verify fatality incident information.

Fire Aparatus & Emergency Equipment: Chicago Firefighter Diver Dies During River Search

A plan to alter the way the region’s police and fire departments receive calls and send help to emergencies is drawing a unified rebuke from local labor unions and questions from the Spokane City Council. City lawmakers heard the case Thursday from Spokane City Administrator Theresa Sanders and a contractor recommending “integration” of the city’s emergency dispatch services, which they said would cut down on response times and potentially free up money for other uses by the police and fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 5/29/2018 6:45:30 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review