VIDEO: Retired Fire Capt. Richard Birt is trying to spread the word about a new documentary entitled "Burned: Protecting the Protectors" by Ethereal Films. In the past Birt has visited fire departments in Ventura County and along the coast giving talks about fire safety around batteries and solar panels found in house fires.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEYT-TV ABC 3 Santa Barbara

VIDEO: Tropical Storm Debby was moving slowly early Tuesday, bringing torrential downpours across parts of southeastern Georgia and coastal South Carolina, the National Hurricane Center said. Debby first hit land Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane over Florida's Big Bend coast. As of 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Debby's center was some 30 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia and 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina and was moving northeast at 9 mph, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: A fire department in Pierce County is now missing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of gear after it was stolen in the middle of the night last week. And whoever did it may be connected to another crime that same night, just a few miles away. More than $30,000 worth of fire gear and equipment was stolen from the Key Peninsula Fire Department last Thursday.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: As wildfires ravage the Pacific Northwest, local fire departments are stretching their resources to help. This comes as Gov. Inslee has issued an emergency declaration in response to the dry conditions. Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR) does not have a shortage of firefighters, but they are helping other departments that are hurting for more personnel.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Walla Walla Fire Department said it is investigating four suspicious fires that started in the last 24 hours. Officials said the first fire started Sunday, August 4 just after 10:30 p.m. in the area of Pine Street and Cayuse Street along the eastbound lanes of HWY12. Fire officials said fire crews from Walla Walla Fire Station 1 and Station 2 responded to the fire and crews from Walla Walla County Fire District 4 responded as part of a mutual-aid agreement.
- PUB DATE: 8/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Apple Valley News Now