South King Fire and Rescue fire officials are hoping voters pass a property-tax measure to fund station improvements that range from retrofitting buildings for earthquakes to replacing old emergency-response equipment. Authorities say roofs are deteriorating, for instance, and dispatch technology is long overdue for updates.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 10:47:43 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

South King Fire and Rescue fire officials are hoping voters pass a property-tax measure to fund station improvements that range from retrofitting buildings for earthquakes to replacing old emergency-response equipment. Authorities say roofs are deteriorating, for instance, and dispatch technology is long overdue for updates.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 10:47:43 PM - SOURCE: Seattle Times

Liberty Township Fire Department, Liberty Center, IN, pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 400-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump. MORE...

This is the first of two articles about knowing and understanding your fire truck cab gauge numbers.

Just like a pilot must do an instrument scan, so must the driver of fire apparatus. Cab gauges tell us the status of the apparatus at all times while in motion. They also can tell us when something is about to go wrong before an expensive or catastrophic failure occurs..

Firefighters responded Wednesday morning to a fire in 500 block of Riverside Drive in West Richland. Chief Bill Whealan of Benton Fire District 4 said firefighters saw smoke at the home when they arrived after being dispatched at 8:30 a.m. The fire was in a utility room in back of the house where a washer, dryer and freezer were located, Whealan said.
- PUB DATE: 10/21/2015 10:47:28 AM - SOURCE: Mid-Columbia Tri-City Herald