Posted: Apr 13, 2018
When Longview resident Keith Karns suddenly collapsed from cardiac arrest in December, his wife performed CPR for five minutes, ultimately saving his life.
At a Longview City Council meeting Thursday, Fire Chief Phil Jurmu honored Carol Karns, along with emergency responders, for their actions as part of the “chain of survival.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 9:49:18 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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Posted: Apr 12, 2018
Firefighters play an important role in our community and becoming one is no easy task.
Fire Ops 101 is full of real life rescue scenarios to help lawmakers, city representatives, and media understand what it is like on the job and they did not take it easy on us. Even some members of the Spokane city council members went through the training.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 8:30:25 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2
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Posted: Apr 12, 2018
A Clark County deputy fire marshal continues to investigate what sparked a blaze that destroyed a fairgrounds building housing two food stalls. He said Thursday signs suggest the cause may have been electrical.
There were several electric appliances near the fire’s point of origin, said Caleb Barnes, deputy fire marshal.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 7:27:53 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian
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Posted: Apr 12, 2018
After an investigation, no one is pinning the blame on anyone in particular for the Grant County Fire District 3 truck that burned up during the Monument Hill Fire near Quincy last August.
On August 16th, the inferno ate up land at a rapid rate. The firefighters manning the vehicle were out doing structure protection when the blaze began to burn out-of-control.
- PUB DATE: 4/12/2018 7:21:37 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne
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Posted: Apr 12, 2018
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After an investigation, no one is pinning the blame on anyone in particular for the Grant County Fire District 3 truck that burned up during the Monument Hill Fire near Quincy last August.
On August 16th, the inferno ate up land at a rapid rate. The firefighters manning the vehicle were out doing structure protection when the blaze began to burn out-of-control. Grant County Fire District 3 Chief Don Fortier says the two firefighters told him they couldn’t get the truck into gear forcing them to leave it behind. Investigators were unable to confirm this because the truck had been burned severely.
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Gross negligence was ruled out as a factor in the mishaps.
However, fire officials did say that the truck was parked in an “undesirable location,” meaning that it shouldn’t have been situated where it was because it wasn’t a wildland truck.
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