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Bainbridge’s Shepard Path Little Free Library Torched
by Julie Hall July 6, 2012 8:35 p.m. The Little Free Library (featured in our Photo of the Week 6/25/12) on The Habitat for the Humanities Shepard Path was set fire this afternoon. Thanks to a quick...
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Lightning Strike Determined to Be Likely Cause of The 122 Fire
10:08 p.m. Today crews completed their investigation of the fire that destroyed The 122 early Monday morning, concluding that the fire was an accident. Because of the heavy damage to the building,...
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Man Wanted by Police Falls Over 100-Foot Embankment, Is Caught by Blackberries
9:55 a.m. Saturday, August 4, Lieutenant Phil Hawkins and Officer Walt Berg of the Bainbridge Island Police Department spoke with a man passed out on the sidewalk at Bjune and Shannon Drive. He was...
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House Fire on Sunrise: Heated Toilet Cracks, Helps Douse Flames
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall with Maya Edwards, September 2, 2012, 2:27 p.m. No, this is not a fake police blotter title. A house at 13720 Sunrise Avenue on Bainbridge Island caught fire early this...
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Update: Three Alarm Fire Closes Hwy 3; BIFD Issues Red Flag Fire Alert
Update: September 14, 2012, 8:20 a.m. The fire was contained at about 2:30 a.m., and Highway 3 is fully open to traffic again. But please read on about the red flag fire alert on Bainbridge Island....
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Pretty in Pink! Bainbridge Firefighters Dress for Breast Cancer Awareness
2:45 p.m. Throughout the month of October, the Bainbridge Island Fire Department will be sporting pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month and to help raise money for the Susan G. Komen...
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For First Time Ever, BIFD to Start Charging for Ambulance Service
10:58 a.m. The Bainbridge Island Fire Department’s Board of Commissioners has voted to break with its long tradition of being the only department in Kitsap County that doesn’t charge for ambulance...
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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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