City of Granger Fire Department

Sat. Apr 10th 2010
Customer Appreciation Day

GRANGER CELEBRATES WITH A KICK OFF CELEBRATION OF ITS NEW AMPHITHEATER!
Everyon e is invited! It is sure to be an afterno...

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Sun. Mar 14th 2010
Smoke Alarms

Time to Check Your Smoke Alarms

This weekend, March 13 and 14, we will all be setting our clocks to Daylight Sa...

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Wed. Dec 23rd 2009
Christmas for families

Christmas for families

T he Granger Fire Department helped several families in need have Christmas this y...

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City of Granger Fire Department
PO Box 540
Granger Wa 98932

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5098541725

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Ken Shipman

Rank:	Chief
Years of Service:	29.50 years
Profession:	Battalion Chief
Job Training:	Incident Safety Officer EMT-B/C/D ITAC MCTO Wildland FF - 1 NIMS - 100, 200, 300, 700,800 Hazmat - Operations Swiftwater Rescue - Operations Telecommunicator I Telecommunicator II

	My name is Ken Shipman. I joined the Fire Department in March of 1981 while a senior in high school. During my years with the department I held the titles of Firefighter, Captain, Training Officer, Zone Chief and I am now currently the Chief of the Department. I attended Granger Schools graduating in 1981 then attended Technical Schools and College for several years after, obtaining a degree in Electronics engineering. In 1985 I started work as an technical engineer for Merv Griffin enterprises. The job required much travel but I was able to maintain my qualifications as a firefighter through 13 years In 1996 I met then married Donna. In 1999 I started full time employment with Yakima County Fire District 5 as a Captain and now hold the position of Battalion Chief. I have four children Lisa, Angie, Kaleigh pronounced Kali and Andrew. I enjoy serving the public and really enjoy being able to make a difference in peoples' lives. Nothing is more satisfying than bringing a person back to life or saving their house or property from a destructive fire. The positive parts of the job keep me going between the death and destruction that firefighters must face. My stress relievers include time with my family, travel, spending time in big cities, seeing new sights and piloting airplanes.

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Fri. Aug 20th 2010
Structure Fire

15:05 Responded to a reported structure fire on Dean Avenue. Investigation found an electrical problem.

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Fri. Aug 20th 2010
Aid Call

11:49 Responded to an aid call on West Boulevard South. Call unfounded.

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Sat. Aug 14th 2010
Aid Call

17:08 Responded to an aid call on West Boulevard North. 1 patient released to self.

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Every 1st Wed. 7:00pm
Officers Meeting

Every 1st Thu. 7:00pm
City Fire Drill

Every 2nd Wed. 7:00pm
County Fire Drill

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County EMS Drill

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2010 Call Volume

	Fire	EMS
January		10
February	1	14
March	1	12
April	2	10
May	3	14
June	2	10
July	5	11
August	4	7
September
October
November
December
Total	18	88

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13th Terry Carter
24th Sean Golob

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