The Bothell Fire Department will soon be authorized to issue wildland fire training certifications, known as red cards, to city firefighters after the City Council voted on Tuesday, April 5 to proceed with an interlocal agreement. Approval by the council allows the city to become a member of the South Puget Sound Fire Coordination Group (Coordination Group), a subset of the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) which oversees training, certification and de-certification of wildland firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 1:24:45 PM - SOURCE: Bothell Reporter

With the April special election just around the corner, Bonney Lake and Sumner residents should be receiving their ballots by this weekend, and with them, a proposal from East Pierce Fire and Rescue to lift the lid on their EMS levy. The levy lift measure was approved by East Pierce commissioners Feb.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 1:10:59 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

With the April special election just around the corner, Bonney Lake and Sumner residents should be receiving their ballots by this weekend, and with them, a proposal from East Pierce Fire and Rescue to lift the lid on their EMS levy. The levy lift measure was approved by East Pierce commissioners Feb.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 1:10:59 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

Hackers submitting faked invoices to local fire districts got at least one payoff, and taught local agencies a lesson in network security. On Jan. 22, the city of Snoqualmie, which provides information technology services to King County Fire Protection District 45, paid a ransom of $750 to hackers who had taken control and encrypted files on a computer at the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 1:03:50 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record

Hackers submitting faked invoices to local fire districts got at least one payoff, and taught local agencies a lesson in network security. On Jan. 22, the city of Snoqualmie, which provides information technology services to King County Fire Protection District 45, paid a ransom of $750 to hackers who had taken control and encrypted files on a computer at the fire district.
- PUB DATE: 4/6/2016 1:03:50 PM - SOURCE: Snoqualmie Valley Record