Fire Department works to improve rating

Monday saw the delivery of the Ritzville Fire Department’s latest step to improve its current fire service rating by the Washington State Survey and Rating Bureau.

It is a used fire engine and ladder to bring the responding pump trucks up to the required number of three. It will also give the fire department the ability to reach fires in elevated structures.

The new fire engine is just one of many steps that Fire Chief Jim Bostic and his crew have taken to ensure the citizens and businesses of Ritzville will not experience an increase to their insurance because of the change in rating.

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