As fire and rescue call volumes rise, North Olympic Peninsula districts work to recruit and train new volunteers. Thirty new volunteers began training in Clallam County last week for three agencies: Clallam County Fire Districts 2 and 3 and the Port Angeles Fire Department. This is the largest recruit class that has ever been jointly taught among the three agencies, said District 3 Assistant Chief Dan Orr in a news release.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2016 12:43:06 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

Not many would be willing to uproot their lives in the sunny state of Florida in exchange for the often rainy climate of Washington. Jason Laughren would. He’s South Whidbey Fire/EMS’s new deputy chief. He officially started his position Jan. 1 and replaces Assistant Chief Paul Busch, who served 35 years with the district.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2016 2:02:29 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record

Not many would be willing to uproot their lives in the sunny state of Florida in exchange for the often rainy climate of Washington. Jason Laughren would. He’s South Whidbey Fire/EMS’s new deputy chief. He officially started his position Jan. 1 and replaces Assistant Chief Paul Busch, who served 35 years with the district.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2016 2:02:29 AM - SOURCE: South Whidbey Record

One person was killed, and a pet was saved after a fire broke out in a Renton home Friday night. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Factory Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. and found the home fully engulfed in flames, according to officials from the Renton Fire Department. It's unclear how or where the fire started, but it quickly spread to the first and second floor, as well as the attic.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2016 10:29:07 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

One person was killed, and a pet was saved after a fire broke out in a Renton home Friday night. Firefighters were called to the 300 block of Factory Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. and found the home fully engulfed in flames, according to officials from the Renton Fire Department. It's unclear how or where the fire started, but it quickly spread to the first and second floor, as well as the attic.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2016 10:29:07 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000