January 15, 2021 Washington State Patrol Trooper Raymond L. Hawn was struck and killed while offering roadside assistance to a stranded motorist near Grandview on January 17, 1990. He was 47 years old and had served 21 of those years with the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Hawn was the twenty-fourth member of the WSP organization to lose…
January 14, 2021 Olympia – On January 13, 2021 just after 8:00 pm, WSP troopers were requested by Thurston County Sheriff Office (TCSO) deputies to assist with a pursuit that had entered I-5. Troopers responded and provided assistance. While making contact with the driver of the fleeing vehicle, shots were fired and the driver and a…
January 12, 2021 Olympia, WA - Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today extending actions the state has taken to ensure the safety and security of Washingtonians, legislators, state employees and the buildings of the Capitol Campus. "Based on the recommendation of the Washington State Patrol, current security measures on the Capitol Campus will remain in place…
January 12, 2021
Olympia – The State Fire Marshal’s Office would like to remind residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO), a gas you cannot see, taste, or smell, and is often called “the invisible killer.”
CO is created when natural gas, propane, gasoline, and firewood fail to burn completely. Symptoms of CO exposure include…
January 8, 2021 Olympia, WA - The Washington State Patrol anticipates possible civil disruption on and around the Capitol Campus grounds on Monday, January 11, 2021. Special processes necessary to guard against transmission of the Covid 19 virus will be in place in accordance with health department guidelines, temporarily limiting access to the Legislative Building. A number…
January 7, 2021 Olympia – The State Fire Marshal’s Office would like to advise residents of the fire risks when using electronic cigarettes. The main cause of e-cigarette fires and explosions is the failure of lithium-ion batteries when charging or during transportation. To reduce the risk of fires caused by failed lithium-ion batteries in e-cigarettes, please take…
January 6, 2021 King County: At approximately 1:20am on January 6, 2021, a WSP trooper was traveling EB I-90 from 150th Ave SE when he observed a dark colored older model Chevrolet Tahoe also traveling EB. Upon running the license plate it returned stolen and the trooper decided to wait for additional units prior to trying…
January 5, 2021 Olympia –As we move into the New Year, the State Fire Marshal’s Office would like residents to consider smoking safety. Nationally from 2012-2016, an average of 18,100 home structure fires were started by smoking, killing an average of 590 people per year. If you smoke, take the following precautions to reduce the risk of…
December 31, 2020 Olympia, Washington - In a time of economic uncertainty, unpredictable layoffs, record unemployment, and Covid-impacted shifts in career planning, WSP will be hiring 60 new Trooper Cadets and 24 Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers (CVEO) in the next six months and invites interested individuals to apply. Both Trooper and CVEO positions are high paying with…
December 29, 2020 Olympia, Washington - The Western States Traffic Safety Coalition (WSTSC) wants everyone to know that dangerous driving has no place on our roadways during the New Year’s holiday and that drunk or high drivers have nowhere to hide from the thousands of troopers and officers that will be on the roads in the…