Oak Harbor Fire Chief Ray Merrill is taking one small step forward in a project that’s been talked about for at least a decade. He won approval from the City Council last week to advertise for requests for qualification to find a firm to conduct a feasibility study for a second fire station in the southwest quadrant of the city.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2015 1:17:28 PM - SOURCE: Whidbey News-Times

A house fire sent one man to the hospital with severe burns this morning at Empire and Crestline. The fire sparked about 4:45 a.m. When crews arrived, there was heavy smoke coming from the home. Officials say crews inside were searching the second story on their hands and knees, when they found a 70-year-old man.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2015 8:37:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A house fire sent one man to the hospital with severe burns this morning at Empire and Crestline. The fire sparked about 4:45 a.m. When crews arrived, there was heavy smoke coming from the home. Officials say crews inside were searching the second story on their hands and knees, when they found a 70-year-old man.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2015 8:37:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A house fire sent one man to the hospital with severe burns this morning at Empire and Crestline. The fire sparked about 4:45 a.m. When crews arrived, there was heavy smoke coming from the home. Officials say crews inside were searching the second story on their hands and knees, when they found a 70-year-old man.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2015 8:37:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Snohomish County Fire District 1 has promoted Sean Torey to the rank of captain. Captains are responsible for supervising shift personnel at the fire station level – leading a crew of three to five firefighters. Torey has been assigned to Brier Fire Station 18. Torey was raised in Sequim and began his fire service career in 1992 as a resident volunteer with the Poulsbo Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2015 7:57:53 AM - SOURCE: MLTnews.com