Menu

WFC News

Posted: Apr 13, 2018

Longview woman saves husband with CPR, help from 911 dispatcher

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
Read more
Posted: Apr 12, 2018

Spokane civilian firefighter training shows just how hard their jobs really are

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
Read more
Posted: Apr 12, 2018

Follow Up: Clark County fire marshal investigating fairgrounds blaze

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
Read more
Posted: Apr 12, 2018

Investigation into fire truck that burned in Monument Hill Fire last August, concludes it should have been parked elsewhere

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
Read more
Posted: Apr 12, 2018

Investigation into Why Grant County Fire District (WA) Fire Apparatus Burned Concludes

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.  

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.

Read more
RSS
First51655166516751685170517251735174Last

Theme picker

Search News Articles