In an escalating legal feud over the investigation into the Ghost Ship tragedy, Alameda County prosecutors have tried without success in recent weeks to pry the completed draft report of the deadly fire from the city’s hands. The District Attorney’s Office has been seeking the critical report for the past month from the Oakland Fire Department and City Attorney’s Office, and legal experts contacted for this story say the city’s delay in handing it over may violate the law.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

Two Snohomish County fire commissioners apologized Friday night for making racially insensitive comments when they joked about hiring “cheaper” Mexican laborers for a paramedic position. But an attempt to impose disciplinary action failed on a 2-2 tie vote by the commissioners for Fire District 1. Commissioner Jim Kenny asked that the two board members, David Chan and Bob Meador, receive a written reprimand.
- PUB DATE: 3/20/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

Emmett (MI) Fire Department pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; APR polypropylene 1,164-gallon tank.

 

The new year has brought positive changes to the La Conner Fire Department, including an improved fire protection rating that will lower fire insurance rates for residential and commercial properties. The department recently received an audit from the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau that evaluated the department’s fire protection capabilities.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2017 4:12:13 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)

It wasn't the wake up call that Mike and Rebecca Jolstead were expecting seven months ago on a warm August night. "I woke up sometime around 2 a.m. and just felt a really large contraction and my water broke," Rebecca remembers. That's when Mike started to make the calls to family, letting them know that baby Madison was on her way into the world two weeks early, but the next call was to 911.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2017 7:46:37 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6