South County firefighters return from assisting with Los Angeles wildfires
All eight South County Fire firefighters returned safely to Snohomish County on Saturday, January 25, after being deployed for two weeks assisting with the Los Angeles wildfires. The crew were deployed in early January, separated into two teams of four, and both assigned to the Palisades Fire. All eight of the fire fighters volunteered for […]
Opinion: Can California’s Fire Crisis Resolve Washington State’s Budget Crisis
With Washington state facing a projected budget shortfall of up to $16 billion over the next four years, would it behoove Olympia to pause the capital gains tax and nix its proposed wealth tax to woo wealthy Californians hit by the fires to relocate to Washington state? In his final budget address on December 17, […]
