Faced with a tight budget and an ever-increasing number of emergency calls, East Pierce Fire and Rescue commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to place an emergency medical services levy lid lift measure on the April 26 ballot. Washington voters approved the EMS levy in 2011, allowing fire districts to tax 50 cents for every $1,000 in assessed property value.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 1:00:17 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

Faced with a tight budget and an ever-increasing number of emergency calls, East Pierce Fire and Rescue commissioners voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to place an emergency medical services levy lid lift measure on the April 26 ballot. Washington voters approved the EMS levy in 2011, allowing fire districts to tax 50 cents for every $1,000 in assessed property value.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 1:00:17 PM - SOURCE: Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald

The Bluffs apartments, the site of the fatal fire on New Year’s Eve, had no fire alarms, a violation of city codes. The city of Everett has ordered the property owner to install fire alarms on every building where people are now living. The alarms that need to be installed are the type that activate when someone pulls a lever.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 12:43:13 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

The Bluffs apartments, the site of the fatal fire on New Year’s Eve, had no fire alarms, a violation of city codes. The city of Everett has ordered the property owner to install fire alarms on every building where people are now living. The alarms that need to be installed are the type that activate when someone pulls a lever.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2016 12:43:13 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald

The focus is on building more successful engine driving operations. Topics include how to properly prepare the engine at the start of the shift, correct positioning of the fire apparatus for fire/emergency medical calls, getting a water supply quickly, and troubleshooting apparatus issues. The instructor passes along some tricks of the trade as well. ALL LEVELS

Chad Szeklinski, Heavy Equipment Operator, Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department