Fire Safety

Tentative Contract Agreement Reached For Spokane Firefighters

SPOKANE, Wash – A contract agreement has been reached between the firefighters' union, Local 29, and the City of Spokane.  But it's not a done deal until the City Council and union members approve it.  The 2012 General Fund for the City of Spokane is $164.5 million dollars.

Fire Storm Similarities

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - October 1991 brings back a flood of memories for Spokane County Fire District 9 Fire Chief Bob Anderson. "We were running from fire to fire, from house to house doing what we could to save lives," Chief Anderson recalls.  Anderson was the incident commander for all of

Fire Storm Similarities

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - October 1991 brings back a flood of memories for Spokane County Fire District 9 Fire Chief Bob Anderson. "We were running from fire to fire, from house to house doing what we could to save lives," Chief Anderson recalls.  Anderson was the incident commander for all of

Business Highlights

By The Associated Press ___ US unemployment falls to 7.8 percent, a 44-month low WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President Barack Obama a potential boost with the election a