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Posted: Feb 22, 2016

Fire damages Walla Walla Veterans Memorial Golf Course building

A fire destroyed a portion of a maintenance building on Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla Sunday. Corrections Officers at the Washington State Penitentiary reported the fire around 1:16 a.m. Firefighters from the Walla Walla Fire Department and Walla Walla County Fire District 4 responded to the call.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 2:38:44 PM - SOURCE: KVEW-TV ABC 42 Kennewick
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Posted: Feb 22, 2016

Fire damages Walla Walla Veterans Memorial Golf Course building

A fire destroyed a portion of a maintenance building on Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Walla Walla Sunday. Corrections Officers at the Washington State Penitentiary reported the fire around 1:16 a.m. Firefighters from the Walla Walla Fire Department and Walla Walla County Fire District 4 responded to the call.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 2:38:44 PM - SOURCE: KVEW-TV ABC 42 Kennewick
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Posted: Feb 22, 2016

Otto Jensen Obituary

Otto Jensen passed away Feb. 3 2016 peacefully in his sleep with his family nearby, he was 86. Otto was born Aug 28 1929 on the family farm near Coulee City WA. He graduated from Hartline high school in 1947.  He married his high school sweetheart, Betty Pierpoint, on April 8 1948. He moved his family from Coulee City to Moses Lake in 1954, where he worked as a mail carrier and as a volunteer fireman. He became a full time fire fighter and worked his way up to Fire Chief in 1963. 

In 1970 he took the position of Fire Chief in Olympia, WA until 1977, he then became Fire Chief in Vancouver, WA. He retired from the City of Vancouver in 1986 to become the Executive Director of the WA State Association of Fire Chiefs in Olympia. During his Fire Career he was instrumental in starting Thurston County Medic 1, wrote Fire Codes for the IFC, and taught class at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD.  He retired from the Association in 1996 and moved back to Coulee City. He was active in the City Counsel and then became Mayor of Coulee City. He resigned from the Mayor position when his wife Betty became ill to take care of her. They eventually moved back to Olympia to be closer to their kids...

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Posted: Feb 22, 2016

Spokane voters may consider EMS levy renewal

Spokane City Council is considering putting a fire department levy on the April ballot. It’s a renewal of the Spokane Fire Department’s long-running emergency medical services levy. This levy funds advanced life support services, operational costs, and medical supplies. A lot of a firefighter’s job includes responding to medical calls and for Engine 15, they’ve already responded to a few earlier on Saturday.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 10:54:31 AM - SOURCE: KHQ.com
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Posted: Feb 22, 2016

Spokane voters may consider EMS levy renewal

Spokane City Council is considering putting a fire department levy on the April ballot. It’s a renewal of the Spokane Fire Department’s long-running emergency medical services levy. This levy funds advanced life support services, operational costs, and medical supplies. A lot of a firefighter’s job includes responding to medical calls and for Engine 15, they’ve already responded to a few earlier on Saturday.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2016 10:54:31 AM - SOURCE: KHQ.com
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