When firefighters take on flames, full bunker gear is required for their protection, regardless of the time of year. But on medical calls, or instances like the trench collapse in Covington last month, different uniforms are allowed to make life-saving efforts efficient and comfortable for firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wwltv

Retired Beaverton Fire Chief Oscar "Sox" Lee, one of the people responsible for Oregon's modern day firefighting techniques, died June 24 at age 92. Sox, as his friends called him, understood the importance of training firefighters having spent decades as one, himself, said Brian Bay, who worked with Lee as a deputy state fire marshal.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: oregonlive.com

Two people were killed and five others were taken to a hospital - including a firefighter - after an apartment fire in Old Louisville Thursday morning. Fire Chief Greg Frederick said other people might still be inside the three-story building in the 1100 block of South Second Street. WAVE 3 News' Katherine Kington reported at 10 a.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wave3.com

Vashon’s fire department has been fined $900 and has increased its training after the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) issued a citation earlier this year. The penalty stems from a house fire one year ago that L&I officials contend Vashon responders did not handle correctly, possibly putting firefighters in danger.
- PUB DATE: 7/1/2015 1:08:10 PM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber