16 years ago, four firefighters lost their lives battling the 30 Mile Fire in Okanogan County. Today, their lives will be honored at the West Valley Fire Department. Reporter Gilbert Magallon learned that the four firefighters who lost their lives in the 30 Mile Fire were all from our region. There was 30-year-old Tom Craven of Ellensburg, 21-year-old Devin Weaver of Yakima, 18-year-old Karen Fitzpatrick of Yakima, and 19-year-old Jessica Johnson, also from Yakima and a member of the West Valley Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 7:21:26 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Upper Valley firefighters quickly encircled a brushfire that broke out Monday evening and led to low-level evacuation notices. The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. along the east side of Chumstick Highway, opposite Sunitsch Canyon. Firefighters from Chelan County Fire District No. 3 and 6 tackled the blaze, while Chelan County sheriff’s deputies issued Level 1 evacuation notices (be prepared, no imminent threat) to homes in a one-mile radius, from Chumstick Highway milepost 3 to milepost 6.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 3:12:01 AM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

Governor McAuliffe today signed a letter of intent declaring that the Commonwealth of Virginia will allow the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T to proceed with the deployment of the of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network in Virginia. Following today’s letter signing, Governor McAuliffe will hold a ceremonial letter signing tomorrow at FirstNet Headquarters, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Va.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AlexandriaNews.org

An overwhelming percentage of calls to St. Paul firefighters are for medical emergencies, and the fire department needs “a paradigm shift” to best handle the workload, according to an outside study of the fire department. Fires account for less than 5 percent of the emergency calls in St. Paul, and about half of 1 percent are structure fires.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pioneer Press