Joe Arico has earned bragging rights in the Eureka Fire Protection District’s houses. The 59-year-old volunteer firefighter set a Firefighter Challenge world record earlier this month with his tandem race partner Lianne McAuley, a firefighter from Ottawa, Ontario. In the challenges, which are held throughout the year, firefighters complete five drills of technical skills they use to fight fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Leader Publications

VIDEO/PHOTOS: I'm a bit of a history buff. I love looking at old pictures of Maine in the days of passenger rail with steam-powered locomotives, old photos and postcards of the town I grew up in and seeing how things used to be done before the age of computer chips, smartphones and electric vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBQ-FM 97.9 Portland

The state launched a new Emergency Services task force bringing together experts from across Colorado to evaluate the current state of the EMS system and make recommendations for improvements. According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's Emergency Services Division, it's the first system review in over two decades.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRDO-FM 105.5 Colorado Springs

Seattle firefighters are demanding action after first responders faced 40 assaults in four months in homeless encampments as crime continues to surge. Former Seattle firefighter Andy Pittman joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss why the trend has worsened and how the assaults have impacted the force's morale.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

An overnight apartment fire that forced people out of their units in Lynnwood is now being investigated as arson. The fire at the building on 46th Avenue West just above 194th Street Southwest was reported shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Firefighters said a car in the carport under the Trinity Place Apartments caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle