Councilman Cody J. Horbacz would like to see city firefighters go out and complete commercial building inspections during their downtime when they’re not fighting fires. He found out on Tuesday night that’s not possible because of a 1993 agreement with the Watertown Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 191 that specifies two firefighters must complete those duties out of the city’s Code Enforcement office.
- PUB DATE: 4/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

Centinela (CA) California Department of Corrections rescue-pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 SFO cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 370-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 850-gallon tank.

Centinela (CA) California Department of Corrections rescue-pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 SFO cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 370-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 850-gallon tank.

Residents in north Spokane had to be evacuated from the top floors of a high-rise retirement home after reporting smoke Monday morning. The incident happened at the Lilac Plaza Retirement Community on the 7000 block of Wiscomb Street. Firefighters say tenants on the 12th, 13th, and 14th floors had to be evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2018 7:38:00 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Firefighters locally and from around the state are already meeting to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season, with the goal of avoiding the damage done by devastating wildfires last summer that threatened homes, polluted our air, and blanketed our skies with smoke. First responders are meeting in Richland for a three-day conference to go over lessons learned from last year’s wildfire season.
- PUB DATE: 4/10/2018 5:40:00 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19