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The 2012 Bainbridge Firefighters of the Year
7:52 p.m. Volunteer firefighter Tien Tran, who has contributed more than 5,300 hours to the Bainbridge Island Fire Department since becoming a member in 2009, was recognized by the Bainbridge Island...
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BI Fire Department Rescues Disney Movie Star from Perilous Fall Over Cliff
An extremely hirsute local movie star named Shamen, a member of the canine species, was treated to a heroic four-hour Bainbridge Island Fire Department high-angle rescue last night. Shamen had been...
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What You Need to Know About Fireworks on Bainbridge Island
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department wants you to be fireworks ready for the Fourth and to understand the laws and how to have fun safely. Consumer fireworks are legal on Bainbridge Island only on...
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Fire Department Responds to Blaze on N. Madison, Averts Dangerous Brush Fire
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall This morning at 9:23, a Bainbridge police officer driving nearby spotted smoke coming from the vicinity of the two North Madison AM radio towers. The Bainbridge Island...
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Ten Fire Units Hunt for Source of Black Smoke Pouring from Bainbridge Home
Having left home today, August 27, at about 9 a.m., a woman and her children returned to their house on Southern Cross Road in southeast Bainbridge at about 3 p.m. to the sound of smoke alarms and the...
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Letter to the Editor: Bainbridge Fire Dept. Urges You to Prepare Your Family...
by Luke Carpenter, Assistant Chief, Fire Marshal, Bainbridge Island Fire Department Are you prepared to handle a disaster? September is National Preparedness Month; it’s a good reminder to make sure...
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500 Club of Firefighting Super-Volunteers Stokes the Bainbridge Fire Department
The 500 Club has nothing to do with Pat Robertson. It is a bar in San Francisco, but I’m not talking about that here. Neither am I referring to accumulated home runs. On Bainbridge, the 500 Club is an...
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Wilkes Evacuated After Fire Alarm
Before class even started this morning, October 14, Wilkes administration evacuated students and staff when the fire alarm was activated just before the 7:50 bell. The Bainbridge Island Fire...
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Sunken Tug Costs Taxpayers $150,000; Still Overstaying Its Welcome (w/ Photo...
The saga of the sunken tugboat over at Bainbridge Island Marina may have drifted from your thoughts, but you are paying for it. On October 2, the 60-foot, 100-ton, 98-year-old Chickamauga sank in...
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Think Your Fire Commis- sioners Vote Doesn’t Matter? Think Again
First, you might be wondering what a fire commissioner does. Here’s what the RCW (52.14.010) has to say on the matter: The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of fire commissioners...
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Another Chimney/Roof Fire: This Time on Ellingsen
Last night (October 31) around 10, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department was called to a chimney fire at 13910 Ellingsen Road. Three tenders, including one from North Kitsap and one from Poulsbo, and...
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Police Chief and Fire Marshal Praise School District’s Handling of Parking...
The parking lot incident yesterday morning (October 31) at Bainbridge High School that concluded with a police response was handled by everyone involved in “textbook fashion” according to Police Chief...
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Why Was a Crowd Camped out at the Fire Station Overnight?
The forty-seven chilly, physically fit, mostly young people lined up outside the fire station on Madison at 305 early this morning, November 4, were hoping for one thing: to get on the Bainbridge...
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Bainbridge Fire Station 21 Flash Facts
It’s a familiar sight, but this photo of Bainbridge Island’s Fire Station 21 on Madison Avenue is a reminder that beauty is often found in unexpected places at unexpected moments. Photographer...
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Emergency Response to Winslow Biking Crash Slowed by Multiple Medic Calls
A delayed response to a biking accident downtown today, April 16, had concerned citizens at the scene wondering when Bainbridge medics would arrive. At about 9:30 a.m. a 43-year-old man on a bicycle...
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Big Fire Department Response to House on Crystal Springs Drive
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall The Bainbridge Island Fire Department responded to a report of a house on fire at 5609 Crystal Springs Drive this morning, April 18, at 9:35. The homeowner heard loud...
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Woodshop Fire off of Arrow Point Drive
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall The Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) responded to a 911 call at 5:54 p.m., April 22, on Manzanita Bay off of Arrow Point Drive. A Bainbridge Island resident had...
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Search Near Bainbridge Coastline for Canoeist Called off
After over two hours of searching northeast Bainbridge waters yesterday, April 25, for a canoeist, the United States Coast Guard called off the search. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department and the...
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Brush Fire on Point Monroe Sandspit Caused by Blowtorch Weeding
If you happened to be on the north half of the Island this afternoon, May 13, at about 3:30 you may have seen Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) trucks zooming north. Having just picked up their...
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Mackenzie Architects Present Options for BIPD and FD Stations
Wednesday night, May 14, two representatives of Mackenzie, a Seattle-based architecture/design firm specializing in public buildings, came to Fire Station 21 to share with the public the options they...
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Engine Fire Consumes Van on Wyatt Way; Road Closed Between Madison and Grow
Emergency responders closed Winslow’s Wyatt Way today, May 27, at approximately 2:50 p.m. while Bainbridge Island firefighters battled a serious engine fire. The driver of a VW van noticed flames...
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Fire Department Warns of Increasing Wildfire Risk
With dry conditions and sunny, hot temperatures in the upper 80s predicted for the foreseeable future, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) has released a fire danger warning. According to...
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Rollover Accident on 305 Caused ‘No Fatalities Within Inches’
A one-car accident on Highway 305 just north of Day Road at approximately 7:30 tonight, August 4, required Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) extraction of the driver and a one-lane traffic...
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Fire on Olympic Terrace Leaves Home Severely Damaged
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall [Updated at 9:03 a.m. September 16, 2014.] Dispatchers received a 911 call at 6:50 this evening, September 15, about a structure fire at a house on Olympic Terrace in a...
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Olympic Terrace House Fire Likely Caused by Spontaneous Combustion
Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) investigators say they have determined the cause of the fire that occurred Monday evening, September 15, in a two-story home at 11084 Olympic Terrace to be...
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Bainbridge Police Want You to Organize Your Neighborhood for Security
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department has been telling you this for years: Organize your neighborhood for emergency preparedness. Now the Bainbridge Island Police Department is taking up the refrain...
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Downed Trees and Wires All Over the Place
The gale force winds that hit the Island this evening, October 25, have taken a toll already, and the high winds are expected to continue until about 2 a.m. So far, the Bainbridge Island Fire...
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For Your Safety, BIPD Trains Fire Department in Water Rescues (w/ Photo Gallery)
The floating victim dummy used by the Bainbridge Island Police Department for training purposes is aptly named Bob, and Bob performed his job admirably on Saturday, October 25, a windy and rainy day...
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Space Heater Cause of Marshall Road House Fire
Investigators have concluded that last night’s house fire at 6568 Marshall Road was caused by contact between an electric space heater and combustible materials in a bathroom of the home. Pressure...
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Casino Evacuated for Two-Alarm Garage Fire, Four FDs Respond
This morning, December 2, at 11:11 fire crews were dispatched to a seven-story attached garage at the Clearwater Casino. North Kitsap Fire and Rescue spokesperson Michelle Laboda reported that, while...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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