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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the US state of Washington. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents. The state has the lowest ratio of police ...
The State Fire Marshal's Office, responsible for operation of the Washington State Fire Training Academy and for certain aspects of civil defense mobilization, is a component office of the Washington State Patrol, and the State Patrol is the managing agency of the Washington Fusion Center, which coordinates anti-terrorist and anti-organized ...
The volcano is the fourth tallest peak in Washington state, and not as much is known about it compared to other volcanoes in the area. Local Native Americans have recognized Glacier Peak and other Washington volcanoes in their histories and stories. When American explorers reached the region, they learned basic information about surrounding ...
Washington Rural Health Collaborative 1970 Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax: Whitman: 25 V Northwest Rural Health Network 1893 Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend: Pacific: 15 IV Washington Rural Health Collaborative Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital [16] Yakima: Yakima: 222: III [2] [6] III [2] [6] Virginia Mason Health System
Already this year, 26 wildfires have burned along the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail, which travels along the spine of California, Oregon and Washington and has long been considered one of America ...
A portrait from the late 18th century by an unknown artist, believed to depict Captain George Vancouver (1757-1798), a British naval explorer in 1792, who claimed the territory of modern-day Washington state in the Pacific Northwest region along the West Coast of North America for the United Kingdom / British Empire and named the inlet / bay of ...
At 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the contiguous United States. Located just off the PCT, it's a long and tough climb, but most PCT hikers are already acclimated to the elevation ...
Yakima Peak is a 6,226-ft (1,898 m) summit located on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park. It is also on the shared border of Pierce County and Yakima County in Washington state. Yakima Peak is situated northwest of Tipsoo Lake and west of Chinook Pass on the crest of the Cascade Range.