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Effort to ban fireworks in ‘tinderbox’ Pierce County fails when GOP council members say no By Josephine Peterson, The News Tribune Published: June 30, 2021, 6:07pm Share: TACOMA — Despite dangerous fire conditions, the Pierce County Council failed to pass an emergency ban on fireworks Tuesday after council Republicans argued it was too short notice, broke state law and was “virtually unenforceable.” The legislation would have authorized the fire marshal to ban fireworks from June 29 until further notice for unincorporated Pierce County due to extreme fire conditions. ...

Hundreds of mattresses burning cause early morning fire in Sumner KIRO 7 News Staff East Pierce Fire crews were dispatched around 3:15 a.m. to a brush fire. When they arrived, they found hundreds of mattresses burning. Crews worked to put the fire out and no injuries were reported. “Illegal dumping, disposal and burning is something that is just flat out wrong,” a tweet from East Pierce Fire read. Illegal dumping, disposal and burning is something that is just flat out wrong. Bad for our environment and when set on fire exposes people nearby (And Firefighters) to toxins. @...

Hundreds of mattresses ignite causing early morning blaze near Sumner KOMO News Staff © Provided by KOMO-TV Seattle SUMNER, Wash. – East Pierce firefighters worked to extinguish hundreds of mattresses in an early morning brush fire Sunday. East Pierce Fire said crews were dispatched to a residence in Sumner just after 3 a.m. Sunday for a brush fire. When they arrived, they found hundreds of mattresses burning. Crews worked for several hours to extinguish the fire, no injuries were reported.

Abbie Shull: Guardsman, Navy reservist sue WA employers for discrimination based on military service News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 2/13/2021 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Feb. 12—A Washington state firefighter and a U.S. Naval reservist are suing their employers for allegedly discriminating against them based on their military service. Brett Martinson, who joined the Washington Army National Guard in March 2002, has worked at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. He contends fire department supervisors told him he was not selected for a promotion "d...

By ABBIE SHULL | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) | Published: February 12, 2021 TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) — A Washington state firefighter and a U.S. Naval reservist are suing their employers for allegedly discriminating against them based on their military service. Brett Martinson, who joined the Washington Army National Guard in March 2002, has worked at Central Pierce Fire & Rescue for over 23 years. He contends fire department supervisors told him he was not selected for a promotion "due to your status in the military," according to a complaint filed Jan. 13 in the U.S. Di...