VIDEO: Having a defibrillator on hand probably isn't the first thing many of us are thinking about when planning get-togethers. But a program from the Nevada Fire Department is letting anyone have access to a valuable tool for preparing themselves for emergencies. "We've used the AED at youth football, or we've also seen AEDs go out of state to South Dakota to a Boy Scout camping trip.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOI-DT ABC 5 Ames

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Thousands of customers are still in the dark on Thursday after high winds caused power outages in parts of Western Washington. The Eastside was hit particularly hard. Transformers blew out in Bellevue, and trees fell on vehicles in Redmond on Wednesday. One tree landed on top of a car, shutting down all lanes of Northeast 116th Street for hours while crews removed the tree.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) responded to 5,302 calls through November 2022. Almost 72 percent of those calls were for emergency medical assistance; 3 percent of the calls were for fires. The remaining 25 percent of calls were for false alarms, public assistance and hazardous conditions. One lateral, four career firefighters, and a training captain were hired in 2022 to fill some but not all existing vacancies.
- PUB DATE: 1/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Northern Light

Hillsborough County officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for Fire Station 29 in Apollo Beach, wtsp.com reported. The new building is replacing a smaller, outdated station.

A fire official said it first started to use the new facility during Hurricane Ian. Quick access to U.S. 41 has helped to improve response time, the report said.

The new station is 10,000 square feet and holds a tanker truck that can deliver 3,000 gallons of water, the report said. It is also the home of the county’s marine rescue crew. Fire Boat 29, used for water emergencies, can spray up to 3,500 gallons of seawater a minute, according to the report.

County officials say the price of the new station was around $4.7 million. 

North Kitsap Fire and Rescue fire chief Dan Smith will retire from his position helming the agency next month, and assistant chief Rick LaGrandeur will take over the department's top job, the agency announced. Smith has been the department's fire chief since 2008 and began with Kitsap County Fire District No.
- PUB DATE: 1/4/2023 9:14:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site