South Kitsap Fire and Rescue

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue Chief Steve Wright has retired from the agency after 34 years of service in the county. He now is executive director of the Washington Fire Chiefs Association in Olympia. (Bob Smith | Kitsap Daily News file photo)
SOUTH KITSAP

Chief Wright retires, Jeff Faucett fills his boots at SKFR

Wright now leading Washington Fire Chief Association in Olympia

 

SOUTH KITSAP

First responders face COVID-19 concerns while on the job

Port Orchard police officer, SKFR firefighter-paramedic take precautions to safeguard their families

 

BREMERTON

Kilmer queries first-responder agency leaders about mental health issues

Leadership says PTSD has become a ‘retirement disease’

 

SOUTH KITSAP

Santa’s on his way to Port Orchard!

Jolly Old St. Nick to hand out treats to good boys and girls

CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

South Puget Sound firefighters in California

The battle continues to contain massive wildfires

PORT ORCHARD

17 fire units needed to extinguish fire at Port Orchard residence

Blaze began as electrical fire in home’s interior wall

KITSAP COUNTY

Kitsap firefighters heading to Southern California to join firefight

Crews from six Kitsap County agencies to engage blazes

PORT ORCHARD

SKFR Volunteer Association hosts Oct. 5 spaghetti feed

Event is at Fire Station No. 8 on Fircrest Drive Southeast

SOUTH KITSAP

Just another dog-in-tree call?

SKFR rescues goofy pup stranded up in a fallen tree

Port Orchard’s National Night Out is Aug. 6

Nationwide community crime prevention awareness event begins at 5:30 p.m.

SOUTH KITSAP

SKFR’s summer car seat check is June 29

Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injuries to children in the U.S.

PORT ORCHARD

Fire marshal seeking info on Madrona arson blaze

Fire reportedly was set in a portable classroom on April 8

SOUTH KITSAP

Occupant critically injured by SE Lund house fire

Injured person flown to Harborview

SOUTH KITSAP

A springtime dip?

Sinclair Inlet a resting spot for abandoned vehicle

SOUTH KITSAP

Fatality in South Kitsap fire determined accidental

Victim’s heating pad found to have caused recliner fire

South Kitsap woman dies from smoke inhalation

Elderly woman apparently succumbs from smoldering cigarette in chair

SOUTH KITSAP

Sedgwick residence destroyed by fire

SKFR uses water tenders to douse flames

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK

Editor’s notebook: The night when Sedgwick MS burned down

… and how the real story emerged on social media

PORT ORCHARD TORNADO UPDATE

Tornado incident command ‘stands down’

Responsibilities now fall to the county’s Department of Emergency Management

PORT ORCHARD TORNADO UPDATE

Tornado assessment teams making progress

Twister assessed to have been a strong EF2 storm; 12 buildings have been red-tagged.