Dozens of firefighters and community members packed Marcus Pavilion at Saint Martin's University on Sunday to pay their respects to a Lacey firefighter who died last month. Crystal Murphy,40, was a firefighter for Lacey Fire Disctrict 3. A long row of first responders saluted as a vehicle carrying Murphy's fire helmet and uniform arrived at the memorial.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 7:43:55 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

The Spokane Fire Department said a woman with no medical experience helped save her roommate after receiving CPR guidance from a communications specialist over the phone early Saturday morning. SFD Chief Brian Schaeffer posted on Facebook Sunday morning to retell the experience. Schaeffer said the department got a phone call from a woman who found her roommate not breathing on the floor of their living room.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 3:08:21 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

To help ease overtime costs, the Yakima Fire Department hopes to hire and begin training four new firefighters as early as next month. “When we have people out with the flu or a strained back or other injuries on any given day — that reduces our capacity,” said Yakima Fire Chief Bob Stewart. “What happens is we have to go into our overtime funding to fill those vacant positions.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2018 8:26:02 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic