Miklos Preysz has been named the fire chief for Orcas Island Fire and Rescue. "The commissioners feel that Chief Preysz has the dedication and experience to successfully lead Orcas Island Fire and Rescue now and into the future," said Board Commission Chair Barbara Bedell. Preysz has been acting chief of OIFR since former Chief Kevin O'Brien accepted a position on the mainland this past spring.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2015 1:43:28 AM - SOURCE: San Juan Islands' Sounder

Some of the coats have Seahawks colors and some of the coats have Broncos colors, but all of the coats will keep children warm this winter. Tumwater firefighters donated 359 new coats to Michael T. Simmons Elementary School students Thursday morning as part of an annual nationwide tradition called Operation Warm.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2015 10:57:19 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

Some of the coats have Seahawks colors and some of the coats have Broncos colors, but all of the coats will keep children warm this winter. Tumwater firefighters donated 359 new coats to Michael T. Simmons Elementary School students Thursday morning as part of an annual nationwide tradition called Operation Warm.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2015 10:57:19 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

A small yurt south of Port Townsend burned to the ground Thursday afternoon. The approximately 400-square-foot round structure was destroyed after a man living there left several dead birds near the stove to dry them and left the building, according to East Jefferson Fire-Rescue spokesman Bill Beezley.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2015 3:16:35 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News

A small yurt south of Port Townsend burned to the ground Thursday afternoon. The approximately 400-square-foot round structure was destroyed after a man living there left several dead birds near the stove to dry them and left the building, according to East Jefferson Fire-Rescue spokesman Bill Beezley.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2015 3:16:35 AM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News