The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Monday approved legislation that would offer free cancer screenings to all Oklahoma firefighters. House Bill 3573, authored by Rep. Daniel Pae, R-Lawton, would cover screenings for lung, prostate, testicular, skin, colon and breast cancers for all firefighters, including volunteer firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ponca City Now

One westbound lane of Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass is left open after an RV fire forced lane closures Monday night. Both directions were closed for about 30 minutes. The eastbound lanes reopened shortly before 9 p.m. Crews had to maintain distance from the fire because of exploding ammunition, according to Eastside Fire & Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) determined the cause of Sunday's structure fire to be a tipped-over heater. On Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 3:47 p.m., SFD received a call reporting smoke and fire issuing from a residence in the 2300 block of East Dalke Avenue. Firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes of the call and entered the house.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 7:59:00 PM - SOURCE: Nonstop Local

Two dogs died after one of them accidentally started a fire inside a duplex Saturday in Deer Park. Firefighters were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. to the duplex at 22 W. Crawford St., Spokane County Fire District 4 Capt. John McDonald said. McDonald said a dog inside one of the duplex units jumped onto the stove and accidentally turned on two burners, which started material on the stove on fire and spread inside the entire unit.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 1:54:27 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle - Metered Site

PHOTOS: Crews responded to a warehouse that was engulfed in flames Sunday afternoon, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District announced. The warehouse is located at 1200 4th St. where heavy smoke was seen coming out of the building’s roof. The warehouse was vacant at the time of the fire, officials said.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV The CW/MyNetworkTV 4 San Francisco