Firefighting wasn’t either of their original plans, but this father-daughter duo have been fighting fires for years and recently had the chance to fight one together. That fire was the last fire Jeff Adams, former captain of Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety, got to fight because he retired not long after at the age of 62.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 1:05:03 PM - SOURCE: Covington & Maple Valley Reporter

Pet owners in Tukwila can now be reassured that their pets can get the proper care if trapped in a fire. The Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) donated animal oxygen masks to the Tukwila Fire Department in January. According to Gene Mueller, a veterinary and the manager at RASKC, these masks are made to fit different sized animals to ensure no air from the masks gets out, allowing the animal to get the most oxygen they can get in order to survive after being stuck in a fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 1:00:27 PM - SOURCE: Tukwila Reporter

A family of three awoke to smoke coming from their home Wednesday morning. The home had flames coming from the first floor and extending to the outside in the 600 block of Viola Avenue. The family escaped without any injuries. Fire crews arrived around 6 a.m. and extinguished the fire in about 15 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 12:51:56 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

Washington state's first career female firefighter has died of complications from cancer at the age of 64, the Bellevue Fire Department announced Wednesday. Jeanette Woldseth, a retired fire captain with the department who became a professional firefighter in 1977, died Monday afternoon. “Captain Woldseth was truly a ground-breaker, not only in the Bellevue Fire Department, but within the larger firefighter community,” said Bellevue Interim Fire Chief Todd Dickerboom.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2018 12:40:39 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Nominations need to be submitted to the WFC office by Friday, April 20, 2018 to kathleen@washingtonfirechiefs.org.

• Nominee can be nominated by any WFC member, belonging to any WFC Section – please include: nominees name, position title, years of service;
• The nominee must be a current member of the WFAS;
• Nomination should list the nominee’s administrative accomplishments and contributions during the previous year as well as their leadership abilities, demonstration of professional performance and personal character.  A short story should be submitted to enhance the nominee’s accomplishments.