Off-duty firefighters in Pierce County turned out across several communities Saturday in hopes of drumming up support for Proposition No. 1. Voters will decide in the Feb. 13 special election whether or not to renew the operations and maintenance levy. The levy was first passed in 2014, and if it's not renewed firefighters say it could lead to slower emergency response times throughout the county.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 10:35:07 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, Annawan, IL, AutoCAFS pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 330-hp engine; Darley LDMBC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump.

Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District, Annawan, IL, AutoCAFS pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 330-hp engine; Darley LDMBC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump.

Thousands of firefighters are getting ready to suit up and climb all 69 floors of Seattle's Columbia Center Tower next month for the 27th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb. But they have to earn $300 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society first. Firefighters from Benton County Fire Districts 2 and 4 suited up and spent Sunday raising the funds one step at a time.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 8:46:34 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

Private pilots will provide a lifeline to the North Olympic Peninsula after a catastrophic earthquake destroys the region’s bridges and highways, emergency planners say. Clallam County has become the first county in the state to gear up for the big one by adding a disaster airlift response plan to its comprehensive emergency management plan, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 7:08:04 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News