More than 60 current and former Pine Creek employees attended the 30th anniversary of the Pine Creek station on Saturday. In the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument area, Pine Creek has provided advanced ambulance service to visitors since 1986. Reunion attendees came from all over Washington and Oregon, as well from California, Montana, Arizona and Mississippi.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 6:03:07 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Depending on how voters decide in the Aug. 2 primary election, Cowlitz County Fire District 6 in Castle Rock may see its first fire levy increase in 50 years to help retain ambulance service. This year, volunteer levels are at an all-time low, with only four volunteer EMTs residing within the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 2:12:29 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

A crash on Highway 140, north of Winnemucca, has claimed the life of two firefighters and has sent a third to the hospital. Captain Ken Whittaker with Humboldt General Hospital said the crash happened at mile marker 6 in the southbound lanes of Highway 140, the road that goes up to Denio. According to the Bureau of Land Management, it was a single- vehicle crash but its cause is currently under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOLO-TV ABC 8

VIDEO - On Sunday morning an 18-year-old died after swerving off the road, taking out the guard rail, going airborne, and damaging a bridge's support beam, according to sergeant Shaun Hoover, with the California Highway Patrol. While responding to the crash a CAL FIRE engine, with a crew of three, fell through a section of the bridge that was damaged.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRCR-TV ABC 7 & KCVU-TV Fox 20

Zeeland Fire Chief Bill Gruppen started out like any kid who wanted to be a firefighter and “chase fires,” but he soon came to love the camaraderie of the team more than anything else. “The firefighter family is referred to often, and you’ll see that when somebody gets hurt at a fire. I mean, it’s everybody supporting that person.
- PUB DATE: 7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: holland sentinel