Mergers, Annexations, and Fire Authorities, oh my!
As the budget axe swings in just about every community in our region, the fire and EMS service has not been immune to reductions and budget cuts. In nearby and like communities such as University Place, Lakewood, Bremerton, Central Kitsap, South Kitsap, Mukilteo, and more,...
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Mergers, Annexations, and Fire Authorities, oh my!
What does healthcare reform mean for pre-hospital medical care?
When you dial 911 in Thurston County for a medical issue, you’re going to get a response of at least a local fire department member who is trained in some form of emergency medicine (EMS) to your assistance. But after the initial examination, if you require further care than the...
It’s a Trap!
We know that in regards to the city district fight that nothing has changed and its all “window dressing” or a big charade to hide true intentions by a few key players. As much as we would like everything to be up front and straight forward when it comes to fire...
For those who want to privatize the fire department
This is for those who think privatization is the best possible concept…And if you still doubt it, please go to Arizona where many departments that used to be private when back to public for a multitude of reasons. Most notably…Cost.
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Engineers: Most people don’t care about fire safety.
A recent survey and accompanying article by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers recently found that most Americans do not consider fire a threat when considering their overall risk. Even though fire risk in America far exceeds that of other disasters and also costs the most financial loss and lives, most Americans are oblivious to...
Ron Lawson Campaign Kick Off on August 17th!
Lacey City Council Candidate Ron Lawson will be having a campaign kick off on August 17th at the Mayan Restaurant at 4520 Pacific Ave SE between 530pm and 7pm…Come hungry and bring a check book or three.
50,000 Website Hits in less than 4 Months.
The Lacey Professional Fire Fighter’s website has now had over 50,000 hits including over a 600 giga-bytes of transferred information. We’ve done very well and have a very broad range of visitors including Canada, Germany, and the hackers from Russia. The other interesting activity has been all of the RSS feeds from the blog and...
One More from Billy G.
Billy Goldfetter is a nationally syndicated columnist and instructor who travels the country teaching, examining, and writing about local to national issues regarding public safety. In particular, he and his partner, Gordon Graham,esq., evaluate public safety incidents and study risk and the factors associated with it.
This weeks article talks about budget cuts, reductions, and the...
Fire service cuts cost citizens even more. Does the city council know this? or care?
The following is an email that goes out to emergency responders and discusses current events. The guy who writes these is Chief Billy Goldfetter and he has been a huge proponent of fire fighter and community safety. In this post he discusses fire department insurance ratings, and specifically the impacts to citizens directly in their...