﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:39:22 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Washington Fire Chiefs</title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com:443/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ctl/rss/mid/7666/Default.aspx</link><atom:link href="https://portals7.gomembers.com:443/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ctl/rss/mid/7666/Default.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliot Courage]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Journal Presents Different Take on Current Apparatus Purchasing Atmosphere]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181502/Journal-Presents-Different-Take-on-Current-Apparatus-Purchasing-Atmosphere.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[ The publication says US Senators’ efforts to investigate fire apparatus manufacturers ignores what’s really causing high costs and delivery lead times and how best to fix them. 
 The post  Journal ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:52:46 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181502/Journal-Presents-Different-Take-on-Current-Apparatus-Purchasing-Atmosphere.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181502]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[VIDEOS: 4-alarm fire spreads to multiple homes in New Jersey]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181499/VIDEOS-4-alarm-fire-spreads-to-multiple-homes-in-New-Jersey.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 A massive four-alarm fire tore through two homes in Belleville early Thursday, lighting up the night sky and sending residents fleeing. 



 The fire broke out on Crescent Terrace just before 3:15 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:15:49 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181499/VIDEOS-4-alarm-fire-spreads-to-multiple-homes-in-New-Jersey.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181499]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Washington: Spokane firefighters honored at community block party after saving homes]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181500/Washington-Spokane-firefighters-honored-at-community-block-party-after-saving-homes.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 VIDEO: Homeowners in Spokane’s Westgate neighborhood came face to face with the firefighters they credit with saving their homes during an emotional community gathering. 



 The residents ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:10:34 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181500/Washington-Spokane-firefighters-honored-at-community-block-party-after-saving-homes.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181500]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[VIDEOS: Shoe factory fire in California briefly closes nearby Orange County airport]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181501/VIDEOS-Shoe-factory-fire-in-California-briefly-closes-nearby-Orange-County-airport.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 PHOTOS: Firefighters have contained a three-alarm fire that engulfed a shoe factory Wednesday afternoon, sending a massive plume of smoke into the air and prompting the brief closure of nearby ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:00:55 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181501/VIDEOS-Shoe-factory-fire-in-California-briefly-closes-nearby-Orange-County-airport.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181501]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Three Queens Fire grows to over 3K acres, closing trails and campgrounds near Cle Elum]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181497/Three-Queens-Fire-grows-to-over-3K-acres-closing-trails-and-campgrounds-near-Cle-Elum.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 PHOTOS: The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest has issued an updated closure for portions of the Cle Elum Ranger District as firefighters continue to battle the Three Queens Fire in steep, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:43:13 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181497/Three-Queens-Fire-grows-to-over-3K-acres-closing-trails-and-campgrounds-near-Cle-Elum.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181497]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2 rescued in Kent apartment fire]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181498/2-rescued-in-Kent-apartment-fire.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 VIDEO: Two people were rescued from a fire that damaged at least three apartment units in Kent on Wednesday morning. Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to the apartment ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:30:09 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181498/2-rescued-in-Kent-apartment-fire.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181498]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Vancouver Firefighters: Up to a dozen vehicles damaged by dealership fire]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181495/Vancouver-Firefighters-Up-to-a-dozen-vehicles-damaged-by-dealership-fire.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 PHOTOS: Vancouver firefighters responded to Alan Webb Chevrolet early Monday morning after reports of multiple vehicles on fire at the dealership. Firefighters at the scene told KATU’s Mike Warner ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:20:17 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181495/Vancouver-Firefighters-Up-to-a-dozen-vehicles-damaged-by-dealership-fire.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181495]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen Harmon (Admin)]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Spokane fire crews face unique rescue mission]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181496/Spokane-fire-crews-face-unique-rescue-mission.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[
 VIDEO:A group of Spokane firefighters found themselves part of a unique rescue mission last week: going fishing for two dozen koi in a wildfire victim’s pond! The crews from Valley Regional Fire ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:55:33 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181496/Spokane-fire-crews-face-unique-rescue-mission.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181496]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliot Courage]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Lincoln (NE) Fire and Rescue Tears Down Old Training Tower to Make Way for New One]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181490/Lincoln-NE-Fire-and-Rescue-Tears%c2%a0Down%c2%a0Old-Training-Tower-to-Make-Way-for-New-One.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[ Lincoln Fire and Rescue demolished its 1964 training tower at 300 South St. and plans a new four-story modular tower ready in 2027. 
 The post  Lincoln (NE) Fire and Rescue Tears Down Old Training ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:06:39 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181490/Lincoln-NE-Fire-and-Rescue-Tears%c2%a0Down%c2%a0Old-Training-Tower-to-Make-Way-for-New-One.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181490]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elliot Courage]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Casper (WY) Saves $1M by Skipping Customization, Avoiding Problem Electronics on New Rigs]]></title><link>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181491/Casper-WY-Saves-1M-by-Skipping-Customization-Avoiding-Problem-Electronics-on-New-Rigs.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[ Casper Fire-EMS put two new $750,000 engines into service, choosing a simpler design with fewer electronics to reduce repairs and downtime, officials said. 
 The post  Casper (WY) Saves $1M by ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:01:06 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://portals7.gomembers.com/washingtonfirechiefs/News/TabId/2286/ArtMID/7666/ArticleID/181491/Casper-WY-Saves-1M-by-Skipping-Customization-Avoiding-Problem-Electronics-on-New-Rigs.aspx</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[d16c0d76-ef6d-470b-8bfa-3f541d6b52a9-181491]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>