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BIFD Puts Its Arms Around Arms Around Bainbridge
Kyle Moerke, a firefighter with and the Health and Wellness Coordinator for the Bainbridge Island Fire Department, says the BIFD has been proud to wear pink for the last four years. He’s referring to...
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“Suspicious” Fire at Island Crossings Condos Under Investigation
At 3:23 Sunday morning, October 4, a fire in the living room of a vacant third floor condo apartment at Island Crossings on High School Road activated one of the apartment’s emergency sprinklers. The...
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Bring out the Marshmallows—Burn Ban Downgraded
This afternoon, August 31, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department announced that the Phase Two burn ban has been lifted. What that means is that recreational fires less than three feet in diameter and...
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Update on Storm Damage: Bainbridge and North Kitsap Hardest Hit in County
Earlier this afternoon, August 30, 8,600 Kitsap customers still had no power. Puget Sound Energy reports that most of those customers were on Bainbridge and in North Kitsap. At 5 p.m. there were just...
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Bainbridge Helps Fight the Fires in Eastern Washington
Islanders are doing their part to fight the fires throughout the state, which as of yesterday, August 25, had consumed more than 709,000 acres in Eastern, Central Washington and Skagit County,...
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School Board Candidate Lynn Smith Gets the Lion’s Share of Primary Votes
The unofficial results from yesterday’s (August 4) primary election have Lynn Smith leading opponent Duncan Macfarlane by more than 1,500 votes in the race for Bainbridge Island School District. Since...
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No Fire Behind Today’s Pavilion Evacuation
Today, June 17, around 11:45 a.m., the smoke alarm was activated at the Pavilion on Madison. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department evacuated the building as a precaution and then set about...
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Over 100 Candidates Tested at Sakai for 4 New BIFD Positions
One hundred and twelve fit and well-groomed men and women lined up outside the front entrance to Sakai this morning, June 6, for a chance to earn one of four coveted full-time positions on the...
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After 50 Years of Service, Captain Butch Lundin Set to Retire from BIFD
The year Butch Lundin first joined the Bainbridge Island Fire Department 50 years ago, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Krushchev was deposed and Brezhnev...
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5 BI Tax Districts Pledge Green Commitments for 2015 in Honor of Earth Day
The Bainbridge Island tax districts—COBI, Bainbridge Island Fire Department, Bainbridge Island School District, the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District, and Kitsap Regional...
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Overnight House Fire: One Resident Unlocated
At 12:57 this morning, April 18, fire crews were dispatched to Monte Vista Drive for a house fire. A neighbor of the home on fire called 911. Firefighters arrived on scene within nine minutes, but by...
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Medic Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing at Bainbridge Ferry Terminal
Emergency response helicopter Airlift 2 made an improvised landing at the Bainbridge Island ferry terminal parking lot just before 8 a.m. today. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) had called...
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Bainbridge Amputee Vet Ignored by VA Gets Help from Local Fireman
Bainbridge resident Russell Melhorn served 22 years in the United States Navy. During the Vietnam War he was exposed to a heavy dose of Agent Orange, a deadly chemical used by the U.S. military as...
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Get a Free Sign to Help Firefighters Find Your Home in an Emergency
Most of us are all too familiar with the experience of hunting for someone’s house in backroad Bainbridge neighborhoods that split and curve every which way with inscrutable, if any, address signage....
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Hiker Rescued from Fall at Gazzam Preserve
This afternoon, February 16, at approximately 2:40 the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) received an emergency call for rescue of an injured hiker who had fallen down a steep slope. The...
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More Details on Biking Coach Jay Abbott’s Accident
[Updated 1/29/15 at 2:26 p.m.] Herman Vroom, the head coach for the Bainbridge Island Gear Grinders high school mountain biking team, was able to share more information about the biking accident of...
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Weekend on the Rock January 23-25, 2015: AAB Bingo Night Fundraiser
Here are Inside Bainbridge recommendations for the weekend of January 23-25, 2015: 1. 12th Dog Pet Food Drive for Kitsap Humane Society When: Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Bainbridge Self...
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Fire Department Makes the Case for the Fire Levy and Bond Measure
Your ballot should be arriving any day now. On the ballot, you will be asked whether you support a general levy increase for additional firefighter/EMT staffing on Bainbridge. And you will be asked to...
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Storm Aftermath
Puget Sound Energy crews, in anticipation of last night’s (December 11) wind storm, positioned themselves at the ready in the areas most likely to be affected. The strategy seems to have paid off....
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Holiday Music Truck Schedule 2014
The Holiday Music Truck is coming around again this month to neighborhoods near you with seasonal cheer. Thank you to the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) for continuing this beloved Island...
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