The president of a Washington state association of firefighters unions is urging Gov. Jay Inslee to halt oil transport through the state by rail until an investigation into last week’s fiery oil-train derailment in Mosier, Ore., is done. In a letter to the governor, Dennis Lawson, president of the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters, cited the looming fire season and what he describes as unsafe transportation methods as reasons for the U.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2016 9:32:33 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Local firefighters and other emergency responders on Saturday practiced how they would save lives if a natural disaster struck the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Fire Department as part of the Cascadia Rising earthquake drill used helicopters to simulate real life rescue scenarios. The drills are meant to prepare emergency personnel for when a 9.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2016 2:48:35 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Local firefighters and other emergency responders on Saturday practiced how they would save lives if a natural disaster struck the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Fire Department as part of the Cascadia Rising earthquake drill used helicopters to simulate real life rescue scenarios. The drills are meant to prepare emergency personnel for when a 9.
- PUB DATE: 6/11/2016 2:48:35 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Excellance Inc., manufacturer of high-quality custom ambulances and emergency vehicles, reently announced their presence at the 2016 Move Over Campaign. The event will be held at the Hobby Lobby parking lot in Madison, Alabama, on June 12, 2016.

Excellance, Inc. will be in attendance to help spread the word about the Move Over law with one of their brand new ambulances on display from Huntsville Hospital. The move over law requires motorists to move over at least one lane to give safe clearance to emergency responders; including, law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, and tow-truck drivers.

For more information about Excellance's presence at the 2016 Move Over Campaign, please contact Excellance PR Manager Amanda Dyar at (256) 772-9321 ext.216 or visit the official blog at www.excellanceinc.com.

A heroic effort by three neighbors saved the life of an elderly woman in a wheelchair who was trapped in her burning home Thursday night. The woman was carried out of her home in the 13900 block of 20th Place West near Lynnwood. "The house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, and the two women -- a mother and her adult daughter -- were already outside," said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2016 11:02:53 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7