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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Pennsylvania firefighters open time capsule with items from 1916 and 1967

PHOTOS: Firefighters in Newtown Square staged their own sequel to the movie “National Treasure” recently as they retrieved and opened a decades-old time capsule that had resided in the cornerstone of their old station for over 45 years and contained many items from 1916. In 1965, the company’s original fire station on Newtown Street Road was knocked down and from that wreckage firefighters retrieved a time capsule that was placed there in 1916.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Times - Metered Site
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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Tennessee fire chief calls for stricter penalties for drivers who ignore ‘Move Over Law’

The Memphis Fire Department chief is calling for action after two firefighters were struck and injured by a driver Sunday morning on I-240 & Kerr Avenue. Memphis Fire Chief Gina Sweat said she wants harsher penalties to be handed down for motorists who cause these accidents. “Firetrucks are big and red, and they have a lot of lights.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMC-TV NBC 5 Memphis
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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Two alarm house fire in Kelso brings multi-agency response; dog rescued, cat dies

A two-alarm fire in Kelso brought a multi-agency response to battle the house fire Sunday night. Fire officials say they were called to the 100 Block of Vision Drive Sunday at 8:45 p.m. Residents told firefighters that a fire started in a garbage can and then spread to the house. Residents were able to evacuate, but one man went back inside to retrieve his dog.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland
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Posted: Oct 3, 2022

Family Displaced after house fire in Kennewick

A family has been evacuated after their furnace caught fire Sunday evening. According to Captain Aaron Fryer with Benton County Fire District #1, the family noticed smoke in their home and immediately called 9-1-1. Kennewick Fire was the first to arrive and found that the fire was located in the crawlspace.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
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Posted: Oct 2, 2022

Fire crews respond to structure fire near Spangle

Fire crews responded to a confirmed structure fire in Spokane County Sunday afternoon. The fire started on the 1700 block of East Smythe Road near Spangle around 2 p.m. Sunday. Responding fire crews include Spokane County Fire District #3. According to neighbors, the fire started in a barn, prompting them to jump in and start spraying the flames down with garden hoses until fire crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2022 5:24:48 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane
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