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Posted: Jan 31, 2017

New Fire Apparatus Delivered in DuBois (PA)

The DuBois Volunteer Fire Department's new fire truck is a combination of an engine and a rescue truck, so it was a little bit more - it was a lot more involved - in the spec process, getting it designed and built, explained former DuBois Fire Chief Bill Boyle.

Manufactured by Sutphen, out of Columbus, Ohio, it has a variety of features because of its dual nature as an engine and rescue truck.

These include a 2,000-gallon per minute pump, a tank that can hold 750 gallons of water, hydraulic rescue tools and breathing air for refilling air pack bottles.

He said the specs were very difficult in building the truck.

"Speccing a rescue truck is hard enough, speccing an engine is hard enough. When you try to spec one that does both...we've been working on it for three or four years." He called it a "multi-year process."

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Posted: Jan 31, 2017

Administrative Professional of the Year Award

Nominations need to be submitted to the WFC office by Friday, April 28th of this year, 2017.

  • Nominee can be nominated by any WFC member, belonging to any WFC Section – please include: nominees name, position title, years of service;
  • The nominee must be a current member of the WFAS;
  • Nomination should list the nominee’s administrative accomplishments and contributions during the previous year as well as their leadership abilities, demonstration of professional performance and personal character.  A short story should be submitted to enhance the nominee’s accomplishments.

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Posted: Jan 31, 2017

Update: King County approves name change for fire department

As expected, King County officials took action last week to change the name of the local fire department. It had been suggested locally that Fire District 28 be re-named Enumclaw Fire Department and legislation was proposed at the county level. The full Metropolitan King County Council made it official.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2017 1:10:31 PM - SOURCE: Enumclaw Courier Herald
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Posted: Jan 31, 2017

Long in coming, Vashon's paramedic transition complete, new firefighters hired

Nearly three years after questions arose about best practices for Vashon’s paramedic service, change to that service is underway. As of today, when islanders who are critically ill or injured need emergency medical care, it will not be Vashon Island Fire & Rescue paramedics who tend to them, but a team of rotating paramedics who work for South King County Medic One.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2017 1:05:51 PM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
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Posted: Jan 31, 2017

Walla Walla: Union Pacific railroad worker killed by train

A male Union Pacific railroad worker was killed by a train on Tuesday morning. John P. Schneider, 54, of Spokane Valley, was “killed instantly, in a railroad accident” in Wallula, according to Walla Walla County Coroner Richard Greenwood. Walla Walla Fire District 5 responded to a call for help at 5:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2017 10:53:41 AM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald - Metered Site
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