Posted: Jan 12, 2018
Lacrosse (WI) Fire Department heavy-duty rescue. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 330-hp engine; 16-foot walk-around rescue body.
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Posted: Jan 11, 2018
Firefighters responded to a fire in a building at the former Pacific Rock Products quarry in east Vancouver Thursday night.
Firefighters were called to the quarry, at 18208 S.E. 1st St., around 7:50 p.m.
Vancouver Fire Department spokesman Mark Johnston said that evening firefighters had the fire, which burned in a mobile trailer used as office space, under control by about 8:30.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 8:40:28 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Jan 11, 2018
More than six months after the South Wenas Fire destroyed thousands of acres just north of Selah, we are finally learning what caused the fire.
The South Wenas Fire was one of the bigger fires we saw over the summer in the Yakima area. It torched nearly 3,000 acres and threatened homes.
According to the Department of Natural Resources investigation, the day the fire started, two SWAT officers with the Yakima Police Department were shooting on private property for a qualification test.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 6:36:06 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com
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Posted: Jan 11, 2018
The Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau (WSRB) recently evaluated the Snoqualmie Fire Department – one of 677 fire protection agencies – and rated it in the top 20% for fire protection and suppression capabilities. This year, the Snoqualmie Fire Department retained its overall Class 4 rating, which it has held since 2013.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 4:41:57 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie, WA
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Posted: Jan 11, 2018
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St. Augusta wants to replace a key piece of firefighting equipment, but the city will now have to find other ways to pay for it after they were turned down for a FEMA firefighting grant. Mayor Bob Kroll says it won't stop them from finding a way to get the pumper truck.
The aging pumper truck is more than 30-years-old and came from the old St. Cloud Township Volunteer Fire Department.
The new truck can cost up to $500,000 which is a hefty price tag for a city St. Augusta's size. So, Kroll has been out gathering donations and has raised between $200,000-$250,000. The remaining balance will be paid for either through a USDA grant or a low-interest loan from Stearns Electric's Revolving Loan Fund.
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