Poulsbo Fire Department commissioners are placing a levy on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot. The resolution asks to restore the levy to the rate of $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value, as previously approved by voters, a PFD news release says. The restoration was recommended by the department’s citizens’ strategic advisory board to provide funding to maintain service levels for the growing community.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2022 1:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News

Intense flames tore through the loading zone of a commercial building in Ontario late Wednesday, forcing employees still in the building to run and leaving firefighters searching for the cause of the fire. The Ontario Fire Department responded to a fire burning near the external area of a building on Proforma Avenue, near the Ontario Airport, at around 11 p.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: First responders have used virtual reality to train for certain emergencies for years, but those simulations are usually limited to a screen and don’t give responders hands-on experience. A new one-of-a-kind training center opened in Boulder, Colorado, to take virtual reality training for first responders to the next level.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

PHOTOS: The Oak Creek Fire Department has a new member named HOSE-A. Made out of old rubber fire hose, HOSE-A, named in part by the community, is a training dummy firefighters can use during drills for various scenarios. Firefighter Aaron Krukowski said many departments donate old fire hose to area zoos where it’s used to weave chairs and beds for animals or just hung in monkey exhibits.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site

VIDEO: May 31, 2013, was a day of heartbreak for the Bayou City. "It's something that's near and dear to all of us firefighters. It's the worst day we ever had in the Houston Fire Department," said Chris Hill, HFD District Chief in charge of cadet training. A total of five firefighters died while battling a blaze at the Southwest Inn at 6855 Southwest Freeway.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRIV-TV FOX 26 Houston