{"id":6428,"date":"2011-05-14T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T00:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=6428"},"modified":"2011-05-14T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T00:56:09","slug":"news-brief-pe-ell-fire-departments-stolen-jaws-of-life-returned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewiscountysirens.com\/?p=6428","title":{"rendered":"News brief: Pe Ell fire department’s stolen Jaws of Life returned"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sharyn\u00a0 L. Decker
\nLewis County Sirens news reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Jaws of Life are back in the hands of the Pe Ell fire department.<\/p>\n

The extrication equipment for automobile accidents – with an estimated replacement value of up to $10,000 – were among the tools and other items carried off during a burglary at the fire station last month.<\/p>\n

Fire Chief Michael Krafczyk said sheriff’s deputies called him to identify it and other recovered property this morning.<\/p>\n

“I’m not positive where they found it but we’ve got our Jaws of Life back, two SCBAs back – self-contained breathing apparatus – and a medical jump bag,” Krafczyk said today.<\/p>\n

Sometime between April 23 and 27, someone broke into the station on state Route 6 and stole more than $18,000 worth of property belonging to the volunteer fire department.<\/p>\n

The Jaws – consisting of a spreader, cutters and a power unit – are a necessity for responding to wrecks, according to Krafczyk.<\/p>\n

“If somebody get trapped and we’re unable to use tools to get them out, it could be life or death,” he said.<\/p>\n

An automatic mutual response was put into place with the Boistfort fire district in case they got any calls for vehicle collisions.<\/p>\n

Then, the Rochester-area fire department loaned them a set of Jaws, Krafczyk said.<\/p>\n

Last week, the sheriff’s office reported they found the fire department’s stolen tool box, axe and industrial light in the possession of a 24-year-old Centralia man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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