A young man, dressed in a heavy fire-resistant jacket, sits tensed on a fire truck, poised for action. As the vehicle approaches the scene, he takes in the view. Thick gray smoke billows upward from a small house and bright orange flames lick the roof. His heart pounds in his chest as adrenaline pumps through his body.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DVIDS

VIDEO: High school teams around the state are working hard to get in tip-top shape for their season. On Wednesday, the Billings Senior volleyball team got some help from the Billings Fire Department. On Wednesday afternoon, the Lady Broncs came to the fire station to test their fitness and strength in a firefighter workout.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KULR-TV NBC 8 Billings

VIDEO: For the first time, we're hearing directly from the Seattle Mayor about assaults on firefighters. It's been nearly two weeks since the Seattle Firefighter's Union called on city leadership to do something about dozens of recent assaults on freighters just trying to do their job. "Many of our officers and our firefighters are putting themselves in harm's way," said Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, while answering questions after a news conference unveiling the City's Park District Budget proposal.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A fire in Northeast Vancouver early Thursday morning displaced a family of three, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a house on Northeast 83rd Street just after 2 a.m. after the residents called 911. They discovered the fire burning in the lumber that was stacked against the back of the house.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

PHOTO: Fire ripped through a school bus shortly after dropping off students Tuesday afternoon, according to the Toledo School District. School officials said all students had been dropped off and the bus was turning around in an approved backing location on Classe Rd. when its exhaust ignited the grass.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle