PHOTOS: An early morning fire broke out on the 500 block of Yakima’s West I Street on Thursday, January 22. By 5:45AM,the entire single family home was engulfed. The Yakima Fire Department confirm that one person was found dead in the home that had no functioning smoke alarms.

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In Part 1, we covered some basic concepts of safety and maintenance of common hand tools. This is only going to scratch the surface of hand tools and learning their application. In part 2, we will cover more tools and their uses.

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Bay County (FL) commissioners and the Tourist Development Council will invest over $14 million to purchase 12 fire apparatus, with financing from United Community Bank.

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Zachary, LA, secured $1.05 million in federal funding for a new fire station, enhancing emergency services amid regional growth.

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The Washington DNR will transfer 25 surplus wildland engines to wildfire-prone districts to enhance local wildfire response, amid concerns over recent funding cuts affecting wildfire prevention efforts.

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