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Posted: Nov 12, 2017

Former Clallam Fire District No. 2 chief, commissioner dies at age 95

Members of Clallam Fire District No. 2 are mourning the recent loss of one of their own, Chief Sam Phillips announced last week. William “Bill” Doran, who served the fire district for 51 years, died Oct. 31 at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. The World War II veteran was 95. Services were Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 11/12/2017 1:44:39 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News
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Posted: Nov 12, 2017

Three-alarm fire destroys house in Gleed

A three-alarm fire Saturday afternoon destroyed a house on Eschbach Road in Gleed. No injuries were reported. Multiple fire districts responded to a structure fire near U.S. Highway 12. The first units were called around 5:30 p.m. before the second and third alarms were called. Firefighters had the fire under control around 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2017 11:31:03 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic
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Posted: Nov 10, 2017

Firefighters knock down blaze at 9-unit apartment in Spokane

Spokane firefighters responded just after 1 p.m. Friday to a structure fire inside a nine-unit apartment building in Browne’s Addition. Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the fire at 1730 W. Pacific Avenue likely started in the basement and extended to the building’s attic. “Everyone was evacuated. There were no injuries,” Schaeffer said.
- PUB DATE: 11/10/2017 3:07:00 PM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review
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Posted: Nov 10, 2017

St. Joseph boosts firefighting rating

St. Joseph earned 66.61 points out of a possible 105.5.

In all, up to 50 points are awarded for the fire department, 40 for the water supply, and another 10 (plus 5.5 for extra credit) for community risk reduction that takes into account fire prevention code adoption and enforcement, public fire safety education, and fire investigation.

The department received  26 points for its firefighting capabilities and 33.73 for its water system, plus 9.44 for emergency communications, and 3.92 points for community risk reduction.

Uridge said that they came close to earning a rating of 3. In Michigan only 205 departments have a rating of 4, 32 have earned a 3 and five have a 2. No departments in Michigan have a rating of 1.

Only one other fire department in Berrien County has a rating of 4, the highest in the county.

Deputy Safety Director Jeremy Connell, who oversees the firefighting operation, is confident that the city can reach the next level after the review that will take place in 2020. ISO had been reviewing departments every 10 years, but recently switched to a three-year rotation.

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Posted: Nov 10, 2017

Tiny babies get expert care in semi-sized ambulance

Technology, time, and a new semi-sized ambulance are giving the tiniest of babies a better chance of survival.

Packed inside a semi-tractor trailer sized emergency vehicle is lifesaving equipment.

"Having an ambulance this big allows us to have all of the equipment we need all the way up from a newborn all the way up to someone who's 21-year-old," E.M.T. Trevor Miller-Evans says. "It gives us the ability to bring a fully mobile ICU with us to these other outlying facilities.”

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital got the custom designed Lifeline-5 five unit in January 2016.

 

The unit has enough seating for parents with special 5-point seat belts to improve safety. 

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