PORT HADLOCK — A smoky fire at Joy Luck Chinese Restaurant early Sunday morning left no damage except to some roasting pork, according to fire officials.
A passerby phoned 9-1-1 to report the fire at about 7:08 a.m. Sunday, and a commercial fire alarm sounded at 81 Chimacum Road, said Bill Beezley, spokesman for East Jefferson Fire-Rescue.
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue and Engine 91 from Naval Magazine Indian Island responded to the fire, where they found the building filled with smoke and a fire contained to an oven in the kitchen, Beezley said.
Beezley said firefighters turned off the oven, which had been left on overnight, and ventilated the restaurant for about 20 minutes before turning it over to the owners.
The sprinkler system in the kitchen did not activate, he said.
NOAA seeks applicants for advisory council spots
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for four primary members and three alternates on its advisory council.
The council ensures public participation in sanctuary management and provides advice to the sanctuary superintendent.
The sanctuary is accepting applications for the following seats: education (primary and alternate), fishing (primary and alternate), marine resources committee (primary and alternate) and tourism/economic development (alternate).
Candidates are selected based on their expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying, community and professional affiliations, and views regarding the protection and management of marine resources.
The chosen applicants should expect to serve a three-year term, with the exception of the tourism/economic development alternate, whose term will expire Dec. 31, 2017.
The advisory council consists of 22 seats with 42 primary and alternate members, representing a variety of public interest groups, state and federal agencies and tribes, including research, commercial fishing, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard, Olympic National Park, U.S. Geological Survey, four Coastal Treaty Tribes and others.
Applications are due Nov. 30.
To receive an application kit or for further information, contact Karlyn Langjahr, sanctuary advisory coordinator, via email at Karlyn.Langjahr@noaa.gov; by phone at 360-457-6622, ext. 31; or by mail at Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, 115 E. Railroad Ave., Suite 301, Port Angeles, WA 98362.
Application kits also can be downloaded from the sanctuary’s website at http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/involved/sac/sac_welcome.html.
