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Posted: Aug 13, 2024

Building that houses brewery, coffee shop catches fire in Seattle

VIDEO: A building that is home to a brewery and coffee shop caught fire in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood overnight. The building houses Rooftop Brewing and Ladro Roastery and is also home to the Smash That Burger Co. food truck. The owner of Ladro Roastery said the damage is concentrated in that area of the building.
- PUB DATE: 8/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Aug 12, 2024

Reflecting on an inferno: 30 years since the devastating 1994 fires surrounded and threatened Leavenworth

PHOTO: Three decades ago this summer, in the waning days of July and early August, Leavenworth was evacuated. Its water treatment plant was shuttered for days, the Icicle Irrigation District canals ran dry for more than a week, both mountain passes were closed, and the Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, arriving by helicopter, surveyed sites around the community to assess the need for federal and state relief measures.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 6:52:24 PM - SOURCE: The Leavenworth Echo
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Posted: Aug 12, 2024

VIDEO: Cause of massive fire at California pallet yard under investigation

The cause of a massive fire at a Modesto pallet yard is under investigation, the Modesto Fire Department said on Saturday. The blaze brought crews from across Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties Friday evening to get control of the fire burning in an industrial area of the city. “Every alarm we had responded,” said Battalion Chief Jim Black.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCRA-TV NBC 3 Sacramento
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Posted: Aug 12, 2024

Fire company in Pennsylvania devastated by tropical storm Debby

VIDEO: Cleanup is underway at the Trout Run Volunteer Fire Company after their home base suffered a devastating loss as a result of tropical storm Debby. "This is a tributary to Lycoming Creek, and this came through and undercut the fire hall and the entire embankment and collapsed the road," said Peter Swift, Camp Director at Camp Susque.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNEP-TV ABC 16 Scranton
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Posted: Aug 12, 2024

One North Carolina fire department is using drones to set a new standard in ocean rescue technology

VIDEO: Last month, two young paddleboarders found themselves stranded in the ocean, pushed 2,000 feet from the shore by strong winds and currents. Thanks to the deployment of a drone, rescuers kept an eye on them the whole time and safely brought them aboard a rescue boat within minutes. In North Carolina, the Oak Island Fire Department is one of a few in the country using drone technology for ocean rescues.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News
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