A house fire near Martha Lake caused more than $120,000 damage Monday afternoon. A neighbor saw flames coming from the house, located in the 100 block of 167th Place SW, east of Lynnwood. The neighbor alerted the family, who got out safely, said Leslie Hynes, spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 1.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 2:51:02 AM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

A vote by the City Council on Monday made Camas the first city in Southwest Washington to have an ordinance requiring that fire sprinkler systems be installed in all newly constructed one- and two-family residential homes. The new rule applies only to new construction and does not require the retrofitting of any existing dwellings.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 1:52:15 AM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record

A vote by the City Council on Monday made Camas the first city in Southwest Washington to have an ordinance requiring that fire sprinkler systems be installed in all newly constructed one- and two-family residential homes. The new rule applies only to new construction and does not require the retrofitting of any existing dwellings.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 1:52:15 AM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record

Vashon's fire chief has recommended that the current proposal to combine Vashon's paramedics with those of south King County be taken back to the drawing board. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) Chief Hank Lipe said during the board of commissioners meeting last Tuesday that, if implemented, the current Medic One draft proposal could at times potentially leave the island without paramedic coverage for up to 82 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 1:45:35 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Vashon's fire chief has recommended that the current proposal to combine Vashon's paramedics with those of south King County be taken back to the drawing board. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) Chief Hank Lipe said during the board of commissioners meeting last Tuesday that, if implemented, the current Medic One draft proposal could at times potentially leave the island without paramedic coverage for up to 82 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 1:45:35 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber