The “Safe Stations” initiative in Anne Arundel County has taken off over the past month, offering opioid addiction help to 45 people over the last three weeks. At 15 people a week, according to Anne Arundel police, its popularity is well beyond what county officials expected. The program — which turned police and fire departments into veritable safe havens for those addicted to drugs looking for help — originally launched with the expectation that its capacity would be about five people per week.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Capital Gazette

Morris (IL) Fire & Ambulance Protection District 100-foot aerial platform. Velocity cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 525-hp engine.

An apartment fire sent a plume of smoke high into the blue skies over Seattle on Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to the scene, a seven-story apartment building at Stone Avenue North and North 95th Street, at about 3:40 p.m. after receiving reports of flames on the roof of the structure. Firefighters deployed aerial ladders to reach the blaze, which appeared to be mostly confined to the roof and top story.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2017 5:34:35 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue chief Gordon Pomeroy is retiring after eight years of serving as fire chief. Pomeroy is slated to retire at the end of the year, but fire commissioners could extend that deadline if a new chief hasn’t been selected, according to Bill Beezley, public information officer for East Jefferson Fire-Rescue (EJFR).
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2017 5:42:14 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News