A space heater sparked the fire that killed at least nine dogs Tuesday in Snohomish, officials said. The fire broke out about 2:45 p.m. in a shop building along Lake Place, near Blackmans Lake. A woman who lives in a two-story apartment there was working as a pet sitter, Snohomish Fire Chief Ron Simmons said.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2016 11:10:47 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

PGI identified some 40 years ago that a flame-resistant hood was an integral component of a firefighter’s personal protective ensemble. It’s only fitting that the originator of the first firefighting hood would develop the next generation of firefighting hoods for today’s first responders.

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More than 100 first graders in Moses Lake received some much needed warmth this week thanks to the Moses Lake firefighters Operation Warm program. As temperatures dropped in the single digits, the Moses Lake Firefighters Local 1258 distributed 120 new winter coats on Wednesday to children in need, making stops at Midway, Peninsula, Knolls Vista, North, Larson and Longview elementary schools.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2016 3:12:19 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

For Zillah resident Jeff Deardorff his alarm Wednesday morning was an emergency alert message. “It's quite surprising this early in the morning my wife and I kind of panicked a little bit at first you know what are we going to do what about the animals, so we thought the best thing to do was to get our hats and coats on and go to the middle school where they said to evacuate to," said Jeff Deardorff.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2016 2:10:53 AM - SOURCE: KVEW-TV ABC 42 Kennewick

Most Dallas police officers and firefighters are officially getting a 10 percent raise. Without much fanfare or discussion, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a three-year police and fire salary agreement. After months of back-and-forth, city leaders and the police and fire associations negotiated a three-year contract in November.
- PUB DATE: 12/15/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dallas Morning News