As the first responders to most emergency calls, firefighters often handle many other tasks beyond just putting out fires. But it's not every day their line of duty calls for cooking skills. Latoya Riley, who lives in an apartment on Ashley Hall Plantation Road in West Ashley, was recently preparing pork chops for dinner for her two sons when the grease she was heating up caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Charleston Post and Courier

Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson has named Timothy Key as interim Everett Fire Chief until a new mayor is elected this fall and can select their own. Key replaces Eric Hicks who resigned after serving as Chief for only four months. Key joined Everett Fire as a firefighter in 1995, and has served in a variety of roles, including acting driver, acting captain, paramedic and division chief.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: myeverettnews.com

Firefighters rescued an 83-year-old Lynden woman from the Nooksack River on Tuesday morning after she vanished from her home Monday night. Shirley Marie Assink was in satisfactory condition Tuesday afternoon at St. Joseph hospital, where she was taken by ambulance, a hospital official said. A missing person report was filed with Lynden Police for Assink, who disappeared from her home near downtown after going to her car for a sweater about 7 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald

Ulster Fire District #5, Kingston, NY, heavy rescue. Attacker heavy-duty stainless steel full tilt cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; 22-foot walk-in rescue body