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

California's firefighting agency can twice demote three state firefighters who cheated to get jobs and promotions at a training academy that was rocked by an ethics scandal, a state appeals board said in a decision made public Tuesday. The State Personnel Board backed an administrative law judge's decision that the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has the authority to impose tougher penalties than were originally sought against the three.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento

Firefighter Jason Rivera, an 18-year veteran of the fire service and a member of the New Haven (CT) Fire Department, was awarded the 2016 Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award at Wednesday’s Opening Session. Robert Biolchini, chairman of the board, PennWell Corp., presented the award. Fire Department of New York Battalion Chiefs Joe and Chuck Downey, sons of Ray Downey; Ron Siarnicki, executive director, National Fallen Firefighter Foundation; Chief Ron Kanterman, National Fire Academy Alumni Association; and Bobby Halton, Fire Engineering editor in chief / FDIC education director, also members of the Selection Committee, participated in the ceremony.
- PUB DATE: 4/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fire engineering