A large fire at a two-story home left five people hospitalized early Wednesday morning in Centralia. Around 1 a.m., firefighters were called to the blaze in the 400 block of South Oak Street, Centralia Fire officials said. Five adults escaped the home, bThree of the patients were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2017 9:38:27 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS!

ARE YOU INVOLVED IN FIRE STATION DESIGN?

DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE YOU WANT TO SHARE?

F.I.E.R.O., host of the premier fire station design conference in the country, is looking for cutting edge presentations for the 2017 symposium.  We are looking for presenters and presentations that will help us create a conference that engages, challenges and educates the fire service in all things related to fire station design.  We are especially interested in hearing from:

• Members of the fire service who have gone through the fire station design process and can discuss the process, challenges and successes they encountered
• Experts in architecture and design related to fire station design
• Advocates for fire station design-related topics

If you or someone you know of can be a resource in helping your colleagues prepare for the future, submit a proposal via email to info@fieroonline.org by February 24, 2017.   In particular, we’re looking to showcase innovative programs with proven, practical, and replicable results that address:

• Station design process management
• Building materials and station furnishings
• Station location and community buy-in
• Fire station floor plan considerations
• PPE and the fire station
• Cancer awareness and cancer prevention as it relates to fire station design
• Health and safety issues as they relate to fire station design
• Innovations in fire station design

Submissions must be emailed or post-marked by

February 24, 2017 to be considered.

Download Submission Forms at: http://fierofirestation.com/

The new fire chief is a local. Chad Schmidt, 36, started Monday as the chief of Snohomish County Fire District 21, also known as Arlington Rural. A graduate of Arlington High School, he still lives in town with his wife and three kids. The district has been without a full-time chief since the resignation of Travis Hots this summer.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2017 1:49:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

Embattled Fire Chief Teresa Deloach Reed, who has been heavily criticized since 36 people died in the Dec. 2 Ghost Ship warehouse blaze, is on leave from the department tending to a sick relative, according to a fire official. Deputy Chief Mark Hoffmann said he was told Reed was out due to a sick family member, and that he and Deputy Chief Darin White have been rotating as interim fire chief.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: East Bay Times

At around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Mikaela Milano's video enabled, motion activated doorbell caught the unluckiest of visitors; smoke and flames, billowing from a raging fire just behind her apartment in Maplewood, New Jersey. Firefighters were struggling to contain the blaze as it tore through – at a shockingly fast rate – a still under construction AvalonBay apartment complex.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PIX11.com