Bruce Kroon, a veteran fire service chief officer with more than 26 years of experience, will become the City of Bothell’s next Fire Chief, effective Sept. 18. Kroon was selected after a national search. “I’m very excited to have Bruce join us to lead the City’s Fire and EMS Department,” said Jennifer Phillips, City Manager for the City of Bothell.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 1:51:33 PM - SOURCE: Bothell, WA

The Bellevue Fire Department responded to two fires over the weekend. The first, a commercial structure fire in the 12800 block of Northup Way, occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12. Once on scene, crews investigated “diffuse smoke” inside the building. According to the fire department’s Twitter account, truck companies were operating on the roof of the building and found a small amount of fire within the roof structure.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 1:01:20 PM - SOURCE: Bellevue Reporter

Sacramento, CA -  The State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, best known as CAL FIRE, has awarded roughly $10 million to Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) for production of over thirty Type-III wildland firefighting apparatuses. “Tag-on” opportunities are available to California fire departments, which allow them to save time, money and effort in purchasing fire equipment and machinery. 

“Tagging-on” is a common method used by fire departments during the purchasing process. Rather than undergo the traditional bidding process, which can often take up to a year, fire departments are able to “tag-on” to another department’s purchase order, allowing them to add their own purchases to the existing order. By tagging on to BME’s purchase order, fire departments are able to get their fire apparatus in a fast, efficient and cost-effective way. 

Boise Mobile Equipment is a fire truck manufacturer located in Boise, Idaho who has been servicing the nation’s fire, police, and emergency response professionals since 1990. BME fire apparatuses are manufactured to perform in rough terrain and extreme firefighting conditions.   BME is dedicated to providing departments with custom design options, superior craftsmanship, and rugged durability. BME offers various types of emergency vehicles including pumpers, tenders, rescues, Wildland Type 3’s, 4’s and 6’s, and a variety of command vehicles. In addition, BME provides equipment and services to law enforcement with its command vehicles, complete up-fitting, and K-9 units.

Aside from its work with CAL FIRE, BME has manufactured fire apparatus for the US Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), National Park Service (NPS) and multiple municipal and county fire departments throughout the United States.

For more information on Boise Mobile Equipment and its fire apparatuses, visit bmefire.com. 

If your department is interested in tagging on, contact sales@bmefire.com or call 800-445-8342 to be connected with a factory sales representative.

A home that was just about to go up for sale was destroyed by fire early Monday in the town of Langley, on South Whidbey Island. Firefighters responded to the scene, on Hillis Drive, at about 4 a.m. after a newspaper delivery person spotted smoke and flames coming from the home and called 911. No one was inside the house at the time, and no one was injured, said Jon Gabelein of South Whidbey Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 8/14/2017 8:45:39 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000