VIDEO: Three Sonoma County fire stations are now equipped with a new emergency response tool: mobile generators powered by the sun. On Thursday, firefighters got a hands-on lesson on how they work. "What we're building here is a solar-powered generator," said Jim Kracke with the Sonoma Valley Fire Department "This is going to be in one of our stations.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco

VIDEO: The death toll of firefighters felled by 9/11-related illnesses has surpassed 300, with one of the latest victims buried Thursday following a funeral Mass in Floral Park. Retired FDNY Battalion Chief Joseph McKie, 60, who died Sunday, was transported to Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church in an America-flag-draped casket atop a fire truck.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsday - Metered Site

VIDEO: The area around Fire Station 1 in Albuquerque is looking a lot brighter. The mural on the side of the station has been repainted. Albuquerque Fire Rescue says they reached out to the artist who created it after someone vandalized one of the faces and asked him if he could fix it. Instead, he repainted the entire thing.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRQE-TV CBS 13 Albuquerque

The Kennewick Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2716 West 6th Place around 8:20 a.m. When someone called the fire in to dispatch, the dispatcher reported hearing screams in the background. Crews were on scene within five minutes. They found a fire coming from the back of the house, which was quickly put out with water, according to Kennewick Fire Chief Chad Michael.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Local fire agencies have determined the cause of the wildfire and commercial structure fire that occurred in Kennewick on Sept. 22. Just before 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, Fire Crews from Benton County Fire District #1 responded to a report of a wildfire at U.S. 395 and I-82. When Fire Cres arrived on scene, they observed a wildfire that had quickly spread.
- PUB DATE: 9/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19 Pasco