WALLA WALLA -- The city of Walla Walla Fire Department will receive a $145,520 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for personal protective equipment.
The grant money will be used to purchase 28 self-contained breathing apparatus. Ninety percent of the money, or $130,968, will come from FEMA, the remaining 10 percent, or $14,552, will be the responsibility of the fire department.
The purchase of the new apparatus will allow the department to replace older units nearing the end of their life cycle and help keep the firefighters safer through improved technology and increased safety standards.
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WALLA WALLA -- Six candidates for Walla Walla's police and fire chiefs had a chance to "meet and greet" the public Thursday.
The finalists to be the city's top cop are: Scott Bieber, a commander with the Vancouver Police Department; Robert Torgerson, chief of the Aberdeen Police Department; and Greg Anderson, a captain with the Salt River Police Department in Arizona.
Police Chief Chuck Fulton is retiring at the end of March after 28 1/2 years leading the department.
Mid-Columbia agencies win Wildhorse grants
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The Benton-Franklin Chapter of the American Red Cross of Kennewick received $5,000 for its disaster services program.
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TONIGHT: Meet candidates for Walla Walla police, fire chief
TONIGHT: Meet candidates for Walla Walla police, fire chief
Six candidates up for the chance to be Walla Walla’s police and fire chiefs will be in town tonight to “meet and greet” the public.
City officials have narrowed their search to three candidates for each position.
The finalists to be the city’s top cop are: Scott Bieber, a commander with the Vancouver Police Department; Robert Torgerson, the chief of the Aberdeen Police Department; and Greg Anderson, a captain with the Salt River Police Department in Arizona.
Over 1,000 acres have burned near Satus Pass
Over 1,000 acres have burned near Satus Pass
A fast moving forest fire near Satus Pass had burned an estimated 1,100 acres and prompted a mandatory evacuation of almost 40 homes by late Wednesday evening.
Another 21 homes were on the alert for evacuation, reports the Klickitat County Sherriff's Office.
About 100 firefighters from the state Department of Natural Resources and Klickitat County fire districts were working on the fire, aided by retardant-dropping aircraft.
Walla Walla man injured in gang-related shooting
Walla Walla man injured in gang-related shooting
A Walla Walla man was injured Saturday in a shooting police describe as gang-related.
Officers responded to reports of someone having been shot in the 300 block of North Sixth Avenue in Walla Walla at 3 p.m. Saturday, said Tim Bennett, spokesman for the Walla Walla Police Department.
Police identified the victim as Birzavit Carmona-Hernandez, 18, from Walla Walla. He was taken to a hospital by private vehicle, where he was treated, and released for a gunshot wound to the leg.
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