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Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Update: Deadly house fire, explosion in northwest Spokane intentionally set

PHOTOS: The deadly house fire that turned into an explosion in northwest Spokane last week was intentionally started, the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) confirmed. According to SFD, a man lit a fire in the garage after a fight with his roommates. The man went to the bathroom, where firefighters found him dead.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NonStop Local
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Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Walla Walla County Fire District 4 approves levy lid lift for Aug. 6 election ballots

In a unanimous vote from the Board of Fire Commissioners for Walla Walla County Fire District 4, a fire levy lid lift will be placed on the Aug. 6, 2024 primary election ballot, per a press release. WWFD4 says revenue from the district's current fire levy is not enough to keep up with service costs, noting that daily costs increase about four to five percent each year while laws limit the district to a one percent revenue increase per year.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 10:22:00 PM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now
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Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Four West Virginia volunteer firefighters hospitalized after fire truck crash, community unites

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four Green Valley Volunteer firefighters were hospitalized after a fire truck crashed in rural Wayne County Wednesday. One was transported in a helicopter and three others by ambulance. "Good to see you. I appreciate you," a Green Valley Volunteer Firefighter said to a Huntington Fire Department captain.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC/FOX 8 Charleston
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Posted: Mar 14, 2024

Colonial firefighting focus of exhibit at New York City Fire Museum

VIDEO: It’s a reconstruction of a machine that was key to fighting fires in New York in the 1700s. The Newsham engine was the first fire engine brought here from England in 1731. “It may not look like much compared to today’s fire engines and everything, but compared to a bucket brigade throwing little buckets on the fire, this thing could throw 40 yards, 70 gallons a minute onto a fire,” Author Bruce Twickler said.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 NY - Metered Site
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Posted: Mar 14, 2024

16 injured in explosion at FBI training facility in California

VIDEO: Sixteen people were injured during an explosion at an FBI training facility in the Southern California city of Irvine Wednesday, officials said. Orange County Sheriff's Department deputies were using the facility on Magazine Road when the incident occurred a little before 1 p.m., a department spokesperson told CBS Los Angeles.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles
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