A Port Hadlock man was left homeless after an early Thursday morning fire destroyed his home in the 3700 block of Oak Bay Rd. There were no injuries, according to a news release from East Jefferson Fire Rescue. The victim’s name was not readily available. EJFR was toned to the fire at 5:08 a.m. after the man returned from a quick trip to the grocery store and found his home fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2018 10:51:43 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

A retired Spokane firefighter was killed early Wednesday morning after authorities say he crashed his ultralight airplane on the Snake River. Whitman County Sheriff’s deputies say 64-year-old Ronny F. Weston of Cheney crashed the Solaris 16.8 ultralight aircraft on the Snake River just east of Boyer Park and Marina after taking off from a nearby airstrip at about 6:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2018 9:23:22 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Jodie Hettrick has been appointed to lead the Anchorage Fire Department, according to an announcement Wednesday from the mayor’s office. Hettrick joined the department in 2012. She has served as acting chief since the previous chief, Denis LeBlanc, retired in May. Now that her position is official, Hettrick says there are some internal initiatives that can go forward.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Public Radio Network

Hernando County commissioners shut down the Hernando Beach Volunteer Fire Department on Valentine’s Day 2017. They did so for good reason. The volunteers were failing to respond to 911 calls. They’d ignored a state requirement to hire a medical director. For more than two years, they never produced a financial audit to show how they were spending taxpayer dollars.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tampa Bay Times

Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare said Monday he plans to conduct yet another search for a permanent fire chief, but it will likely begin after the City Council considers a proposal to remove the mandatory retirement age for high-ranking members of the fire and police departments. Pare told the Council Finance Committee the city’s search for a fire chief is nearing the three-year mark due in large part to an existing ordinance that requires firefighters to retire when they turn 60.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12