The warehouse where 36 people died earlier this month is just 500 feet from Oakland Fire Station No. 13. Yet despite much community grumbling in recent years about the grim conditions of the building, Oakland fire officials said Tuesday that they had received no complaints in their records about the warehouse and that fire officials had never been dispatched there in the last 12 years.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times

Managing conflict between career and volunteer members in a combination department can be challenging at times. Left unchecked, the conflict can destroy a department and create an environment of hate and discontent. I’ve spent my career working in combination departments and many hours listening to and addressing issues that emerge between volunteer and career staff.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireChief.com

Long time Woodinville Fire & Rescue Fire Chief Steve Smith died peacefully on Saturday, December 3 after an illness that was discovered earlier in the summer of 2016. He was 67. Chief Smith retired in 2005 after a 38 year-long career in the fire service. Smith started his career as volunteer firefighter in King County Fire District 40 near Renton.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Woodinville Weekly

A volunteer firefighter died Nov. 28 in his sleep after returning home from shift. Firefighter Charles "Doug" Archer, 49, with the Spokane County Fire District 8, had responded with crews to a residential fire and an aid call. When firefighter Archer returned home to rest, he died in his sleep, according to the U.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

We aren’t the only ones prepping our vehicles for this weather. First responders have to be ready too. KLEW News Palouse Bureau Chief, Alex Crescenti has more. Here at the Pullman Fire Department they've been receiving calls on a regular basis, even before the winter weather hit, but now that it's here they've had to adapt to the conditions at hand.
- PUB DATE: 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLEW TV