A firefighter with East Pierce Fire and Rescue died Saturday in a dirt bike crash. The man, Capt. Tim McCoy, was a longtime firefighter. He was taken to a local trauma center with life-threatening injuries and later died there. McCoy, 59, joined the Bonney Lake Fire Department around 30 years ago. The department became part of East Pierce Fire and Rescue in 2000, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2016 9:06:06 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

A body recovered Saturday in western Grant County was identified as the King County firefighter missing since last Saturday, authorities said. There were no signs of foul play, sheriff’s deputies said. Ken Ward, 43, was last seen October 15 in Roslyn, Wash. Dozens of people joined the statewide search.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2016 1:33:37 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7

Local police and fire officials say the answer to the county’s trouble with the emergency dispatch system may lie in Clark County’s 911 center. On Oct. 9, local police and fire chiefs asked the Cowlitz Comm Center’s governing board to study consolidating with the Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, known as CRESA.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2016 2:11:28 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

New merger talks involving the Lynnwood Fire Department and Snohomish County Fire District 1 are starting Monday. The city and the fire district are exploring the possibility of forming a regional fire authority, a new government body that would levy its own taxes to provide fire protection and emergency medical services.
- PUB DATE: 10/23/2016 1:55:19 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A 3-year-old boy who died in a fire late Friday night in Hillyard was found huddled with his dog, who stayed by his side, and a teddy bear. “They died together,” said Spokane Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer. The two adults home at the time were able to rescue three other children from the fire in the 4000 block of East Longfellow Avenue, which was reported around 11:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/22/2016 9:06:29 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review