The State Building Code Council (SBCC) has adopted emergency rules regarding marijuana extraction facilities. The emergency rule went into effect on July 1, 2015. 

This new rule establishes specific requirements for the handling of hazardous materials, establishes inspection standards and provides construction and permit requirements to ensure life/safety for occupants, first responders and the public. 

I encourage you to have your fire prevention officer or other applicable staff review the regulations which apply to both new and existing facilities...

Emergency personnel responding to a report of an explosion found a fully-involved house fire in east Clark County north of Washougal. A 911 call was made from the 30800 block of Northeast Staufford Road, where an explosion was reported to the north on Northeast 37th Street at about 7:50 a.m., according to emergency radio traffic.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2015 8:23:26 AM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian

Toledo resident Dave Germain started going to meetings of the Lewis County Medic One Interlocal Board in January and openly shared his opinions and ideas about the paramedic service’s unstable financial situation with the board. “I’m not afraid to stand up and talk to folks,” Germain said. The retired paramedic and firefighter’s willingness to speak his mind got him noticed.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2015 3:14:26 AM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

Capt. David Collard said his firefighters regularly make emergency calls to help people who have fallen. But the one they answered Friday afternoon was a little different. Leroy Conley, 73, who lives on Market Street on the north side, had fallen and needed help getting up. Conley told the firefighters that he had become ill, and after walking inside his residence, they understood why.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: fort worth star-telegram

VIDEO: Two Monroe Township firefighters were hurt after their truck overturned on State Route 222 Tuesday afternoon, only 200 yards from the fire station. Chief William Jetter said the two man crew was on their way to a fire alarm at a nearby day camp. "I knew something was wrong," said Jamie Ingram.
- PUB DATE: 7/8/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati