The Spokane Valley Fire Department and the Spokane Fire Department have been working together for more than two years when responding to emergencies near their borders. The rule is simple: Whoever is closest to the incident goes. On Friday, fire crews and emergency medical technicians from both districts and Fire Districts 8 and 9, got together for a refresher course on what’s called “pit crew” CPR.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 3:03:21 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review

Four of Vashon fire department's volunteers, including the volunteer coordinator, have left recently, drawing concern from some about the state of the volunteer program, but department management says the program is the strongest it has been in years. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) responded to 1,603 calls for service in 2015, a record, according to VIFR Chief Hank Lipe.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 2:19:41 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Four of Vashon fire department's volunteers, including the volunteer coordinator, have left recently, drawing concern from some about the state of the volunteer program, but department management says the program is the strongest it has been in years. Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR) responded to 1,603 calls for service in 2015, a record, according to VIFR Chief Hank Lipe.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 2:19:41 AM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade was stabbed Tuesday afternoon just outside of his department's headquarters at Colfax Avenue and Speer Boulevard. Investigators said a woman jumped into Tade's unmarked city SUV as it was stopped and attacked him. Doug Schepman, a police spokesman, declined to speculate on what spurred the stabbing.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: denver post

Fresno firefighters who responded to a house blaze where Capt. Pete Dern fell through a roof and was severely burned failed to properly access the fire’s dangers, reflecting a Fire Department in which personnel are “picking and choosing” which procedures to follow, an investigative report released Tuesday says.
- PUB DATE: 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fresno bee