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The objectives of this Division shall be to further enhance the education of all Fire Service Administrative Support by conducting workshops and seminars; to increase the proficiency of Fire Administrative Support by establishing a network sharing of information systems through various channels of communication; and to faciliate a statewide standardization wherever possible in all phases and aspects of the Fire Administrative Support field for the benefit of the Fire Service.

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Posted: Oct 26, 2016
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Hi Everyone,

The WFAS Section now has a Facebook group for our members! Be sure to check it out and add yourself to the group and help us spread the word!

Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wafireadmin/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

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Posted: Aug 17, 2016
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Thank you to everyone that completed our recent WFAS Survey on the 2016 Conference. We use that information to make each year's conference better than the last! 

Congrats to Cari Ross-Koler from Stevens 1 Fire Rescue as the survey drawing winner!

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Posted: Jun 15, 2016
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If you have pictures from the 2016 Conference in Leavenworth, we would love for you to share them on our website!

Once logged in, click on Photo Gallery and scroll to the bottom of the page. There is an easy-to-use photo uploader for you to send us your pictures!

A tutorial has also been uploaded to our Documents, Website Tutorials folder.

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Posted: Jun 14, 2016
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Thank you to all our WFAS members that were able to attend this past year's conference in Leavenworth! For those of you that missed out, a few highlights included lessons learned from a number of local Fire Chiefs on recent Washington State disasters we have encountered, tips for adapting to change, {WOODY}, and the highly popular casino night!

Your 2016 WFAS Board is already hard at work planning for the 2017, 2018 and even 2019 conferences! We will be meeting this friday in Cle Elem to gather our ideas and put our heads together. 

We have put together a survey for all members, to gather feedback on the recent conference, as well as overall suggestions. If you have not already, please follow this link to fill it out: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8V3LBDJ. The deadline is this Friday, June 17th to be entered in the drawing for WFAS merch for filling out the survey. 

If you missed out in Leavenworth, don't forget to Save the Date and put the 2017 WFAS Annual Conference on your calendars for May 8-10 in Olympia.

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Posted: Apr 9, 2015
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2015 NOMINATIONS/POSITIONS

Do you want to get involved? Do you seek out opportunities to impact change? WFAS has many ways to get involved and each year we have Board positions that are vacated.  Click to find out more!
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Posted: Mar 10, 2015
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WFC Fire Administrative Support (WFAS) recognizes that some departments do not have the budget available for their administrative staff to attend section functions.  Knowing the benefits of continuing education, increasing workplace proficiency and the value of network sharing, we have created a scholarship fund to assist these individuals. Money collected from the raffle at our annual conference each year funds this program.  The scholarship is designed to cover, or assist with, registration fees and/or travel & lodging costs for the recipients to attend section functions.

The following is a guideline for disbursement of these funds:

  1. Interested WFAS members shall fill out the application and forward it to the Scholarship Chair.
  2. The application shall include a written summary as to the reason for the request.
  3. Priority for funds usage will be toward registration; if scholarship funds are still available after grants are made, funds will be applied to other conference costs, ie. lodging, travel expenses, etc, dependent upon need and availability. 
  4. The Chair will appoint a committee to review all applications and select an applicant(s) to receive scholarship funds.
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Posted: Jul 1, 2014
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VIDEO: 12 condo units in Connecticut destroyed by fire

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

VIDEO: 12 condo units in Connecticut destroyed by fire

PHOTOS: Twelve condominium units in Brookfield were completely destroyed by an overnight fire, the town’s fire chief confirmed to Channel 3. According to Brookfield’s Volunteer Fire Company, crews from numerous communities responded to help battle the fire at the Ledgewood Complex on Boxwood Drive. The call came in around 1:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford
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Central Pennsylvania fire companies to start live-burn training for 17-year-olds

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Central Pennsylvania fire companies to start live-burn training for 17-year-olds

The newest generation of firefighters in central Pennsylvania will be partaking in serious training earlier than ever after 21 fire companies in the area banded together to launch an initiative that will train and develop firefighters with live-burn training starting at 17. The coalition of fire companies, named the Capital Region Council of Governments (CapCOG), held a press conference on Wednesday at HACC announcing the “100-Teens-to-Lifesavers Challenge,” which will allow local fire departments to prepare 17-year-olds with previously restricted live-burn training.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: PennLive.com
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1918 Republic Fire Truck now on display at the Antique Toy & Fire Museum in Michigan

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

1918 Republic Fire Truck now on display at the Antique Toy & Fire Museum in Michigan

PHOTOS: Dale Bash couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Bash, chairman of the Antique Toy & Fire Museum, a volunteer non-profit organization with a keen eye for history and education, was at the museum’s new facility on Sunday, April 21 in downtown Bay City to open its doors for its first exhibit: a 1918 Republic Fire Truck.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Midland Daily News - Metered Site
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Osprey nest sits atop the Delaware fire company siren

Posted: Apr 25, 2024

Osprey nest sits atop the Delaware fire company siren

PHOTOS: A pair of osprey have returned to nest atop the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company siren. Osprey have been nesting atop the siren for the past several years. Osprey are migratory raptors that go south during the winter and live along our coast during the warmer months. Osprey also are known to mate for life, so it is likely the current pair is the same pair that have nested on the siren in previous years.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRDE-LD NBC 31 Salisbury
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Ammonia used to chill huge Washington cold storage warehouse - where did it go in the fire?

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Ammonia used to chill huge Washington cold storage warehouse - where did it go in the fire?

Black smoke billowing from the cold storage warehouse fire in Finley over the weekend carried burning plastic and other potentially toxic building materials into the air, including anhydrous ammonia. About 14,000 pounds of ammonia, which was used as a refrigerant at the frozen vegetable warehouse, was lost in the fire, the Washington Department of Ecology confirmed Tuesday to the Tri-Cities Herald.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! News
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School bus repurposed to help Michigan firefighters in the heat of the moment

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

School bus repurposed to help Michigan firefighters in the heat of the moment

VIDEO: Walk through most northern Michigan fire departments and you are bound to see a variety of trucks and vehicles they use to respond to emergencies. But one local fire department has a new addition unlike any other department around. "It's different every day. I get to meet different people every day.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBN-TV NBC 7 Traverse City
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‘What’s old is new again’: Colorado firefighters expect to save more lives with new partnership

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

‘What’s old is new again’: Colorado firefighters expect to save more lives with new partnership

In a new partnership allowing firefighters to perform whole blood transfusions in the field, Colorado Springs firefighters predict they will be able to save more lives while out on calls. The partnership is with UCHealth. It gives firefighters the equipment they need to be able to give whole blood to patients suffering from blood loss while in the field.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs
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Massachusetts firefighter to take center stage in comedy event

Posted: Apr 24, 2024

Massachusetts firefighter to take center stage in comedy event

According to Rochester firefighter and paramedic Mark Lawrence, having a good sense of humor is “almost a prerequisite” in his field of work. On Friday, May 17, Lawrence’s sense of humor, which he described as “absurd,” could help him take home a $5,000 prize. Lawrence will compete against five other New England firefighters in a stand-up comedy competition put on by the International Association of Fire Fighters.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sippican Week
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VIDEO: Investigation continues after massive fire lights up sky in Pennsylvania

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

VIDEO: Investigation continues after massive fire lights up sky in Pennsylvania

"I heard explosions. The warehouse is on fire," neighbor Patrick Petrillo said. It was Petrillo's middle-of-the-night unnerving wake-up call. "What did it look like?" I asked him. "It was 200 feet in the air. Higher than those poles, and I knew it was done," he said. The fire erupted in the 4800 block of Kernsville Road, in North Whitehall Township.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown
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Alaskan borough declares disaster after fire station fire

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Alaskan borough declares disaster after fire station fire

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted last week to enact a disaster declaration for the recent station fire that devastated the South Tongass Fire Department. Mayors from the borough and cities of Saxman and Ketchikan issued the disaster declaration on April 12. South Tongass Fire Chief Steve Rydeen choked up as he took the podium at the Assembly’s April 15 meeting.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Alaska Public Media
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History Channel star judges Halligan bars for 'Cast in Steel' contestants in Wisconsin

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

History Channel star judges Halligan bars for 'Cast in Steel' contestants in Wisconsin

VIDEO: The Milwaukee School of Engineering is playing host to a competition drawing students from all over the world, and this year's "Cast in Steel" contestants found insight from their local fire departments. "Lt. Schultz, Engine 37, and this is The Love Handle." The Boston Fire Department was called on by students who wanted to know if the Halligan bar they crafted would work on the job.
- PUB DATE: 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
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VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Apartment Building in Pennsylvania

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Apartment Building in Pennsylvania

PHOTOS: A fire engulfed an apartment building in Ashland early Monday morning. At 3:52am, Monday, emergency personnel were called to 1100 West Centre Street in Ashland for an apartment building fire. Fire Chief Phil Groody arrived on scene and called in a working fire after finding the whole rear of the apartment building along 11th Street engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Skook News
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Fire Department In Washington State Proposes Fire Benefit Charge on August Ballot

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Fire Department In Washington State Proposes Fire Benefit Charge on August Ballot

In a significant move aimed at transforming how emergency services are funded, the Board of Fire Commissioners has passed a resolution to include a fire benefit charge proposal on the August 6, 2024, primary election ballot. The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department is championing this initiative, asserting that it offers a fairer method of funding compared to the existing system.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Source One News
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New tsunami video release in Hawaii gives insight, answers on how to prepare, 78 years after Hilo disaster

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

New tsunami video release in Hawaii gives insight, answers on how to prepare, 78 years after Hilo disaster

In response to Gov. Josh Green proclaiming April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawai'i, the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program (Hawai'i Sea Grant) partnered with organizations across the state to promote tsunami preparedness by creating a new 2024 Hawai‘i Tsunami Preparedness video. This year marks 78 years since the deadly 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake that generated tsunami waves over 50 feet high in Hilo, caused tragic loss of life and $340 million economic damage to the state.
- PUB DATE: 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Big Island Now
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‘Intentionally set’ house fire sends 3 North Carolina firefighters to hospital

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

‘Intentionally set’ house fire sends 3 North Carolina firefighters to hospital

VIDEO: Three firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department have been hospitalized following a two-alarm house fire that was intentionally set Thursday morning in north Charlotte. The department responded to a structure fire around 2:45 a.m. on Grimes Street and had to call for more support due to the size of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSOC-TV ABC 9 Charlotte
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Legislation would allow Seattle Fire Department to order demolition of unsafe vacant buildings

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

Legislation would allow Seattle Fire Department to order demolition of unsafe vacant buildings

New proposed legislation would make it easier to demolish or remediate dangerous vacant buildings in the City of Seattle. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the legislation Thursday morning which he developed in partnership with councilmembers Tammy Morales and Bob Kettle, which would give the Seattle Fire Department the power to order complete demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant buildings.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Anniversary of a disaster: Remembering the Texas explosion that killed hundreds in April 1947

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

Anniversary of a disaster: Remembering the Texas explosion that killed hundreds in April 1947

VIDEO: April 16 is a day still remembered in Texas City – the day of an unimaginable disaster. It happened during prosperous times for the growing oil, shipping and chemical industry in Galveston County in 1947. Texas City was a growing town of 16,000 where many of the residents worked at chemical and petroleum plants that had sprouted up along the ship channel during World War II.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KVUE-TV ABC 24 Austin
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Sky's the limit for Alabama singing firefighter Ducote Talmage after 'The Voice'

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

Sky's the limit for Alabama singing firefighter Ducote Talmage after 'The Voice'

Whether or not Auburn’s singing firefighter has a hit to rise up the charts one day, look up in the sky. You might see him soaring another way. “I like to have realistic goals for myself, and one of those is to become a pilot,” said Ducote Talmage, who until recently was a contestant on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser - Metered Site
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VIDEO: Extra-alarm fire destroys Lower West Side Chicago apartment house, spreads to neighboring homes

Posted: Apr 18, 2024

VIDEO: Extra-alarm fire destroys Lower West Side Chicago apartment house, spreads to neighboring homes

PHOTOS: A fireball shot into the sky Thursday evening as an apartment house went up in flames in Pilsen. Firefighters were called to the scene at 8:15 p.m., and found flames raging at the two-and-a-half-story, multi-family frame house at 1355 W. 16th St., Chicago Fire Department Assistant 1st District Chief Jim McDonough said.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
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Fire department in Tennessee adds dash cameras to firetrucks, improving how crews respond to calls

Posted: Apr 18, 2024

Fire department in Tennessee adds dash cameras to firetrucks, improving how crews respond to calls

VIDEO: Firetrucks in Pigeon Forge now have dash cameras, recording how crews respond to calls and helping them improve how they approach emergencies. Fire Chief Tony Watson said crews and fire department leaders can watch videos to learn how to better fight fires. He said the cameras cost around $130,000 and they help expand the station's training opportunities.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
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