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Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews recently had the pleasure of meeting one of their patients.

On November 10, 2017, Jennifer Gutierrez suffered a cardiac event and became unconscious while at home with her three younger daughters. Her then 12 year old daughter (now 13), Elyza, called 911 and started telephonic CPR as instructed by the 911 dispatcher.

CKFR crews arrived and took over, transporting her to Harrison Hospital in Bremerton.

Jennifer, Elyza, and the rest of their family, along with many friends, stopped by CKFR Station 51 on March 27th to meet the crew members that played such an important role that day.

Fire Chief Scott Weninger presented Elyza with a certificate for her lifesaving actions and praised her for taking action.

* We’d like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to learn CPR. CKFR offers free CPR classes every third Thursday of the month. Call 360-447-3550 to schedule. *

At approximately 2:40 pm on January 23, 2018, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue received a call of a residential structure fire in the 8500 block of State Highway 303, Bremerton.

Upon arrival, smoke could be seen coming from the single family structure.  Firefighters made entry and were able to quickly extinguish the fire.  The daughter stated that when she came home from school she saw smoke in the area of the front door.  She ran down the street to her uncle’s house.  He attempted to put out the fire with an extinguisher, wasn’t able to do so, and called 911.

The origin of the fire is believed to be the pellet stove.  The County Fire Marshal has been called to investigate.  Bremerton Fire crews were also on scene providing mutual aid.

The fire was contained to one room, but there is smoke and water damage throughout.  There were no injuries.

* Even if you believe you’re able to put out a fire with an extinguisher – always call, or have someone call, 911 immediately so that crews can start a response. 

Sage, the Great Pyrenees, had been missing for hours when her owner found her last night, December 19^th, over a cliff in the back of the family’s home.  Sage’s human, Leilani Greig, has some climbing experience and jumped into action … going over the cliff using a small utility line to rescue her beloved dog.  She reached Sage and kept her from falling the rest of the way down to rocky shore of Hood Canal, but unfortunately Leilani and Sage could not go up or down and were precariously stuck almost 200 feet above the shore.

Meanwhile … back at the fire stations of Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, a call comes out for a person who had fallen over a cliff in the 10000 Block of Warren Ave. NW, Silverdale.   Crews jumped into action and arrived to find Leilani and Sage suspended halfway down.

Firefighters quickly rigged lowering and raising rope rescue systems to access the stranded pair and bring them back up to safety.  Not all went smoothly however as halfway up the cliff Sage the Great Pyrenees had second thoughts and started to struggle.  CKFR Firefighter Marcus Oliver further secured Sage in her harness and the rescue was completed successfully.

Leilani and one very tired Sage are resting comfortably and are eternally grateful for the men and women of the fire service.  No word yet on what exactly Sage had been up to when she found herself in trouble… and we may never know.

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue completed the rescue using 16 firefighters, including assistance from Navy Federal Fire.

On Sunday, April 16, 2017, at 6:35 pm, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 5700 block of Eldorado Place NW, Bremerton.

Upon arrival at the single family home, crews observed heavy smoke and flames coming from the second floor at the back of the residence.  The fire was immediately upgraded to a second alarm.  The fire was knocked down in approximately 13 minutes and firefighters began extensive overhaul and salvage operations.  They were able to save many valuable items, including photographs, from the home.

There were two people home at the time.  Both were downstairs and one of them could smell something burning.  Fire was discovered in a bedroom upstairs.  The smoke alarms in the home had been disconnected.  The home suffered heavy damage to the second floor and some light water damage to the first floor.

There were no injuries.  Red Cross was called to assist the family and the County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.

Crews from Navy Federal Fire, Bremerton Fire Department, and South Kitsap Fire and Rescue also responded.

WORKING SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES.  Have working smoke alarms in your home and a home fire escape plan. Test alarms monthly and replace your batteries twice a year if you don’t have units with a ten year lithium battery.

On Thursday, March 16, 2017, at 9:26 am, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue received a call in reference to a structure fire located in the 19000 block of NW Hite Center Road, Bremerton.

Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke and flames coming from a barn.  The structure was 50% involved.  It took crews approximately 10 minutes to get the fire under control.

There were no injuries to humans or animals.

The fire is now under investigation by the Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office.