The Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001, was a remarkable day in Lacey, Washington especially for local fire fighters. At the time, Lacey Fire District had more staffing than we do today but ran only about 4000 a year and a busy day was a 12 to 16 calls a day; all...
Category Archives: City/District fight
Its about character and integrity.
Elections clearly bring out several sides to a person or a candidate…That is if you’re close enough and looking. The following letter is in addition to an up coming “Letter to the Editor” in The Olympian and is from a fire fighter who just happened to get “close enough”.
Some quick background is that all...
I-1033. LFD3 Could Save the City.
If you happened to watch or attend the last Lacey City Council meeting, you would have heard Mayor Graeme Sackrison give a report on several issues. Some of these issues were quickly covered, such as Cynthia Pratt’s letter to the council rejecting the justification to “revitalize” the Lacey Gateway project, the 2010 Lacey city...
How Much Can We Cut?
I’ve just returned from fighting a major wildfire in Chelan that was nearly all fought using city and county fire department resources from around the state. In years past when I got started in 1994, the majority of these fires in the state never saw a county or city fire truck after the first attack...
Ground Zero for the Medical Policy Debat is Lacey
Most of us look at the national policy debate that is taking place in the other Washington as just that…Another debate taking place in Washington DC. There are no immediately perceived impacts or believed solvency on any of the issues regarding medical care here in Lacey by the average citizen. And nothing can...
A View From The Cheap Seats
Like a segment in a Tom Clancy novel discussing intelligence and especially counter-intelligence, it’s entertaining to watch the city/district pass messages and posturing through meetings, media, and rumor. The most recent series of quotes from one local media source, Ken Balsley’s web site, from the city manager saying that the contract is back on the...
Annexation works in Puyallup and Central Pierce County
An article was recently written that quotes a council member of Puyallup and others who were involved in combing a fire district and city fire department with the intention of improving/preserving service while controlling costs. Its been over a year now since the merger and this is article that talks about the effects and benefits....
Volunteers are hard to come by.
Sorry, we’ve been away either being on duty and getting our butts kicked or working on campaigns, fund raising, or having meetings…Needless to say its been busy but very productive.
This week we saw a posting from King 5 TV that talked about the downturn in volunteers… This is a big deal to us...
Primary medical care for many Lacey residents is the fire department.
Fire departments have been struggling for years with a growing identity crisis. Many people simply assume that the fire department just puts out fires and doesn’t deal with all of the other emergency events that occur in a community. Lacey Fire District has been particularly hit hard by false stereotypes or identity loss in...
City District Legal Fight Resolved For Now.
After arbitration hearings on Tuesday and Thursday, the City of Lacey and the Fire District #3 agreed to settle the pending law suit out of court. The long story short is that the Willamette Drive fire station is now reopen with a crew of two people with the City willing to cover overtime when staffing...