VIDEO: Hayward firefighters caused a multi-car pileup on Saturday but it was no accident and it was all for a good cause. It all went down at the Good Guys car show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds during a benefit fundraiser with a twist -- and a grind and a crunch. They rumbled and rattled in from all over the Bay Area -- die-hard, first-responders braving this demolition derby competition, seeking the thrill of victory and, with luck, the coveted trophy which was basically a welded-together pile of car parts.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

PHOTOS: While watching a female lieutenant with Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service perform a demonstration using a saw outside the Watch Hill Fire Department last Thursday, a smile came across the face of a suddenly excited volunteer with the Union of Hellenic Fire Service Volunteers. The native of Greece, one of 16 who traveled to Rhode Island recentely as part of a comprehensive training partnership, wouldn’t have had the hands-on opportunity back home and reveled in the opportunity to lead the physically challenging response.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Westerly Sun - Metered Site

VIDEO: The New York City Council is holding a hearing on e-bikes and battery safety on Monday after recent fires, including one that injured dozens inside a Midtown apartment building and another that killed a little girl in Queens. The fires are prime examples of why fire safety advocates are backing proposed changes to the law, CBS2's Elijah Westbrook reported.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLNY-TV CBS 55 Riverhead

Employees at the Amazon fulfillment center in Spokane Valley evacuated Sunday after a small fire broke out. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. According to Spokane Valley Fire officials, a fire broke out in machinery that grinds used cardboard for recycling. The machine was attached to a large dumpster outside.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Milton firefighters guided a 2022 Pierce Enforcer into the fire department Saturday, DailyItem.com reported.

Following a brief dedication ceremony, Fire Chief Scott Derr sat in the driver’s seat of the $686,000 apparatus while his fellow firefighters walked the vehicle into bay of Engine 15 at 121 Ridge Avenue in Milton, the report said. The new vehicle replaced the aging 1998 Grumman Engine.

The new truck has a lot of safety factors, including rollover protection and HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud service that detects other responding trucks with the device to help prevent accidents, according to the report.