The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office joins the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) in recognizing this year’s Firefighter SAFETY Stand Down. Safety Stand Down is a joint initiative that is coordinated by the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section, the NVFC, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Fire Department Safety Officers Association, and is supported by national and international fire and emergency service organizations as well as health and safety-related organizations and agencies.
- PUB DATE: 6/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington State Patrol

PHOTOS: Earlier this month, Onalaska residents participated in a push-in ceremony alongside Lewis County Fire District 1 (LCFD1) firefighters after the department’s new Rosenbauer pumper tanker was delivered. Onalaska elementary and middle school students helped wash the new truck before the ceremonial push-in on June 6, LCFD1 Chief Brad Flexhaug said.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 8:02:07 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A house fire in Brier displaced six people Wednesday, according to fire officials. Around 10 a.m., Snohomish County Public Utility District workers noticed black smoke coming from the back of a house in the 3000 block of 224th Place SW, South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes said. Richard “Red” Jensen lived in the bottom floor of the house with his wife.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 6:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Everett Herald

PHOTOS: Dozens of Clark County Fire Department units responded on Tuesday afternoon after a large fire broke out at an apartment complex under construction in the southwest Las Vegas Valley at approximately 4:29 p.m. CCFD reported at least 20 units responded to a two-alarm fire on the 8000 block of W.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVVU-TV FOX 5 Henderson

A pioneering firefighter is getting some overdue recognition. The Mississippi Senate and the City of Starkville have honored former Starkville fire Chief Willie Johnson with a resolution from the state. Johnson was the first African American fire chief in the state of Mississippi. Johnson’s legacy began in 1988 when he took on the unprecedented role.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBI-TV CBS 4 Columbus