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Posted: Jul 27, 2016

City council weigh options how to fully staff Clarkston firefighters shifts

New information on an issue that sparked controversy between the Clarkston Firefighters Union, and the City Council earlier this month. At first, Clarkston’s City Council and the mayor said they wouldn’t fill two vacant full-time positions. But after pleas from the public, and the union, city officials backed away from that decision.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: klewtv
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Posted: Jul 27, 2016

Cops in low-speed chase of stolen Mason Co. Medic One ambulance through Shelton streets

A woman taken to a hospital here for a mental health evaluation walked out of the hospital and stole an ambulance Tuesday morning. The 46-year-old woman led police on what they described as a "very short, low-speed pursuit" through downtown Shelton until she was arrested. She was later booked into jail.
- PUB DATE: 7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO news
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Posted: Jul 27, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-Pierce Pumper

Impel cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump.

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Posted: Jul 26, 2016

Bellevue: 'Camp Blaze' trains teen girls to be firefighters

Camp Blaze is offering fire training for 24 teen girls who might want to become firefighters. On Tuesday, the campers rappelled buildings, climbed truck ladders and practice search and rescue measures. Calla Westcott is a 17-year-old from Vashon Island. She’s going to be a senior this year at Vashon High School.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2016 7:03:15 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5
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Posted: Jul 26, 2016

Salado (TX) VFD Receives Grant for New Brush Fire Apparatus

The Salado Volunteer Fire Department received a $200,000 grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service for a new brush truck. The new truck will replace a smaller 20-year-old department vehicle. "The new brush truck is larger and has more options that make it safer for the firefighters," Salado VFD Chief Shane Berrier said in a released on Tuesday.
The brush truck has a 1,000-gallon water tank, 20-gallon foam tank, a bumper turret nozzle and an assortment of hoses that will increase the department's capabilities to protect the community. The truck will be used for fighting wildland or grass fires.

Berrier said it allows firefighters to fight a wildland fire when only one volunteer is available.

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