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Posted: Feb 25, 2018

Longview Fire tackles three structure fires in one night, one labeled 'suspicious'

In the span of less than six hours, Longview Fire responded to three structure fires Friday night and early Saturday morning. One of those fires is being investigated by Longview Police due to its suspicious nature. According to Battalion Chief Blake Tomlinson, the largest fire was also the latest. Longview Police responded to a fire complaint in the 300 block of 21st Avenue at around 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/25/2018 2:11:19 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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Posted: Feb 24, 2018

Firefighters throughout the state attend the Annual Washington Fire Chiefs Training, Safety and Officers' Conference

The Annual Washington Fire Chiefs- Training, Safety and Officers’ Section Conference is taking place at the Yakima Convention Center until February 28th. During the conference, firefighters will learn new tactics to help them continue saving lives. Ted Vander Houwen, Fire Commissioner at Naches Heights and Co-Chair said different fire stations throughout Washington are attending the conference.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2018 6:44:33 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Feb 24, 2018

Mukilteo: Aid crews get a dose of digital medicine

An ambulance leaves a Mukilteo fire station at 3:06 a.m. traveling 45 mph, to rescue a child who has overdosed on his grandma’s Oxycontin at a duplex two miles away on 76th Street SW. The child weighs 48 pounds. He’s 6. How much naloxone does he need? It’s a fictional example of a math problem that doesn’t come up often for Mukilteo aid crews.
- PUB DATE: 2/24/2018 3:17:35 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald
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Posted: Feb 23, 2018

Burning fiscal questions consume Brewster Fire Department

Now the department has its own fiscal fire to put out.

With the rising cost of operations and the high cost of firefighting equipment, village officials are concerned about the future of the department. Vehicles and gear need to be replaced within the next three to five years, and it is unclear how the village will pay for it.

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Posted: Feb 23, 2018

Cancer: Asheville firefighters face job danger even deadlier than fire

The National Fire Protection Association reissued its “NFPA 1500,” a national code of standard for decontaminating gear, in response to the cancer crisis, Tyson said.

“Although these are considered standards, the reality is many fire departments say they are guidelines and don’t follow them.”

Skyland and Asheville fire departments, however, are falling in line. Cole said all firefighters must now do a quick decontamination as soon as they clear a fire, using baby wipes to clean their faces, heads, hands and necks, hosing off their uniforms, and bagging them up for the ride back in the truck.

Once back at the station, uniforms – pants and coat weighing about 50 pounds – are placed in an “extractor,” basically a commercial grade washing machine and dryer, before a firefighter can wear them again. The drawback is time – it can take four hours to clean one set. Cole said he hopes to have a second set for everyone within five years.

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