Cold temperatures can give firefighters a difficult time when they are on scene. Spokane County Fire District 4 Chief, Randy Johnson, said there are ways to help fire crews overcome cold temperatures Johnson said it starts with keeping the pumps on their apparatus drained in the station, so they are not carrying water as we drive to the incident within the pump.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM

A Coast Guard helicopter was unsuccessful Monday in finding the body of missing Sequim resident Jeri Lyn Smith, 68, who authorities said jumped from the Elwha River Road bridge west of Port Angeles and into the Elwha River over the weekend. “The helicopter didn’t locate her,” Brian King, Clallam County chief criminal deputy, said late Monday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2018 7:46:14 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Spokane City Council approved an emergency resolution Monday night to allow the Spokane City Fire Department to buy two new breathing air compressors. This comes after contaminants were reportedly found in firefighters' air tanks. The state is now investigating a complaint that the air compressors were not serviced in a timely manner.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2018 4:57:06 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

The Port Angeles Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire at U.S. Highway 101 and Airport Road. No injuries were reported in the Sunday night blaze at the vacant home in the 1700 block of Highway 101 at 9:12 p.m. Fire officials said the home was already planned for demolition before the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2018 4:07:25 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News