VIDEO: According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PFAS (or forever chemicals) can be found in almost every American’s bloodstream. Based on your career, though, you could be more exposed than others. The National Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study is starting its research into PFAS and firefighters’ health in North Carolina.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WECT-TV NBC 6 Wilmington

PHOTO: Escambia County EMS is showing off their new ambulances and they have a different look. Four new ambulances are now wrapped with a Blue Angels theme. The county says the design was developed by an employee and retrofitted by a company to be applied to the ambulances' shape and model. "Being here in Escambia County and Pensacola, the Blue Angels are a pride and joy of this area," Training Supervisor Houston Harvell said.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAR-TV ABC 3 Pensacola

VIDEO: If you saw emergency vehicles in the parking lot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday, there was no immediate danger. Local first responders gathered at Lambeau for a combined training. Officials participated in a simulated event that helped them prepare for the upcoming Packers season. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says this practice helps with communication and learning where to prioritize resources for all public safety, fire, and EMS workers at large public events.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Thousands of people who evacuated the area near the Swawilla Fire on Wednesday and Thursday are clinging to hope they will return to their homes once the flames die down. As of 5 p.m. on July 25, the Swawilla Fire has burned over 30,000 acres of land on the Colville Indian Reservation, two-and-a-half hours west of Spokane and northwest of Grand Coulee Dam.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

A wildland strike team has been sent to aid containment efforts of the Retreat Fire in Yakima County, the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office announced Wednesday. The Retreat Fire started at approximately 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 near the town of Naches and was estimated on Wednesday morning to have spread across 200 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Ellensburg Daily Record - Metered Site