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Posted: Jul 19, 2017

Pasco Fire Department preps new recruits for real flames

Firefighting is not an easy job, and today we experienced some of the intense training Pasco Fire Department leaders put their new recruits through. A group of three firefighters burst into a burning building, but the smoke was just a simulation, and the victims just dummies. All this was part of a ten-week training academy to prepare new recruits for real fires.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2017 5:58:31 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19
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Posted: Jul 19, 2017

Two brush fires burn near Wapato miles apart

Fire crews are working to extinguish two brush fires near Wapato. Authorities said one brush fire burned 10 acres, located to the right of I-82 eastbound roads near milepost 47 and 50, Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews said the fire is completely controlled. Another brush fire is burning about a mile and a half away and has burned 80 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2017 5:25:23 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jul 19, 2017

Man wakes up to flames ripping through Kitsap Co. home

Firefighters say a man was hospitalized after he awoke to flames ripping through his home in Kitsap County Wednesday afternoon. The house is in the 9600 block of Misery Point Road, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue said. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters were on scene for several hours Wednesday night making sure the flames were completely extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 7/19/2017 4:47:40 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jul 19, 2017

New Lincoln (NE) Fire Station Plans Move Forward

The city is moving forward on plans to build four new fire stations, including one joint fire-police station. Recently the city purchased land at 4405 S. 84th St., a bit south of 84th and Pioneers, for one of the fire stations, at a cost of $675,000.
The city has also picked the construction company that will build the four stations. Hausmann Construction, a local company, was the top choice for the construction manager at-risk contract for the four stations by a selection committee created for the bid process. And Mayor Chris Beutler agreed with their recommendation, according to Rick Hoppe, chief of staff to Beutler.
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Posted: Jul 19, 2017

Ankeny (IA) Breaks Ground on New Fire Station

The city of Ankeny is the fastest growing city in the Midwest and the 14th fastest growing city in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2016 the fire department responded to 4,158 calls, over a 50 percent increase since 2009.
"We need a new station in north Ankeny because of explosive growth. We’ve had a lot of people move into Ankeny over the past ten years. We are going to get a brand new station that looks just like this one with a brand new ambulance, brand new engine and a bunch of brand new firefighters,” Ankeny Fire Chief Jim Clack said.

Clack said the new station will be modeled after Station 2 which was built about nine years ago.

He said their stations take care of everything from a hazardous spill to fires.

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