Knights Valley resident Bud Pochini runs his welding business, owns a Christmas tree farm and helps coach high school softball. And for the past 25 years, he has been a mainstay of the Knights Valley Fire Co. volunteers. Fallen trees, neighbors’ medical emergencies, car crashes. Some of the calls are so grim the assistant fire chief wonders why he sticks with it.
- PUB DATE: 3/28/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Petaluma Argus Courier

PHOTO - Yakima firefighter Andrey Belza likes riding in the back of the department’s ladder truck. Way back. How far back? Nearly 62 feet from the front seat. As one of the department’s tiller drivers, he’s responsible for steering the back end of the department’s biggest truck. How big? Well, consider this: The front driver might be westbound on one street, while Belza could still be northbound on another street preparing to make the turn west.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2017 11:46:40 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

Scales Mound (IL) Fire Protection District nonwalki-in heavy-duty rescue. Saber cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Will-Burt Pow NS4.5-900 WHL light tower.

 

A fire destroyed a garage and part of a home in Bremerton Monday night. The fire broke out just before 7:00 p.m. at the home located in the 3100 block of Rocky Point Road. No one was hurt, but the fire gutted the garage and caused extensive damage to part of the home and the family's minivan. The fire marshal is now investigating how the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2017 9:48:06 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fire Ops Training 101 is an annual event by the International Association of Firefighters that gives the public a glimpse into the daily life of firefighters. Policy makers and public officials are taken through six real-life fire training exercises to bring awareness and understanding to fire department needs throughout the state.
- PUB DATE: 3/27/2017 7:28:49 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews