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  • Wash. Firefighters Win $1 Million Discrimination Suit

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    Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Moscow, Idaho
    Posted: April 5th, 2013

    Jurors found the city of Pullman unlawfully retaliated against the firefighters during the course of a 2009 sexual harassment investigation.


  • Wash. Dept. Keeps it All in The Family With New Chief

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    The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
    Posted: March 30th, 2013

    As a 35-year veteran of West Pierce Fire & Rescue retires, his brother, a 27-year veteran of the same department will step up and fill the position.


  • Wash. FD Records More Firefighter Injuries, Arsons

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    Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA)
    Posted: March 23rd, 2013

    The number of injuries reported by Spokane Valley Fire Department firefighters spiked in 2012, largely due to the department's increased focus on having every incident reported.


  • Wash. Fire Department Clean Up Act, Saves Itself

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    Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash.
    Posted: March 19th, 2013

    City Councilors in Soap Lake were considering closing its fire department and contracting with a neighboring department if it couldn't clean up its act.


  • Oldest Ex-Firefighter in Seattle Helps Open New Station

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    The Seattle Times
    Posted: March 17th, 2013

    Joe Epler, who is 102, joined the Seattle Fire Department in the 1930s and has seen lots of changes in the fire service, including a new $5.9 million station the city just opened.


  • Fired Wash. Firefighter Fails to Get Job Back

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    The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
    Posted: March 14th, 2013

    The Spokane captain fired for repeatedly sending religious email was denied reinstatement by the local civil service commission.


  • Wash. Firefighters Respond to Fatal Navy Plane Crash

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    The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
    Posted: March 12th, 2013

    About 50 Lincoln County and nearby volunteer firefighters responded to the scene of a Navy jet crash that claimed the lives of three Navy fliers.