VIDEO: The city of Bristol has launched a new, life-saving program so firefighters can move quicker and smarter when they respond to calls. It's called Community Connect and the city just launched it last week. It's a secure, encrypted website, like the ones run by banks, where neighbors and business owners can upload information to help first responders.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTIC-TV FOX 61 Hartford

Gettysburg Fire Department Firefighter Doug Kahn recently packed up his gear and jetted off to Israel for a week as part of the Emergency Volunteer Project (EVP). EVP is a nonprofit rescue program whose mission is to be able to deploy aid and volunteers to Israel at a moment’s notice. Through a partnership with the Israeli government, EVP has trained thousands of volunteers across the United States and Israel.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gettysburg Times - Metered Site

PHOTO: It stood tall among the smoking debris surrounding it. A cross was all that remained of Balsora Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Texas, after a fire swept through the building Friday, leading to a response from a dozen area agencies. The Boonesville–Balsora Volunteer Fire Department described the church fire as a “devastating loss” to the community but noted that the cross was a “sight to behold.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSPA-TV CBS 7 Spartanburg

VIDEO: Five people were recovering in the hospital with minor injuries after an apartment fire sparked overnight in Kent. Puget Sound Fire said the call came in around 1:00 a.m. for a fire at the Atrium on James Street apartments. Fire Division Chief Pat Pawlak said when firefighters arrived the fire had spread from the center of the first floor to the third.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A teen lost his hand while reportedly playing with fireworks on Monday afternoon, according to South King Fire. The 14-year-old boy was near the basketball court behind Saghalie Middle School when the incident happened. Crews responded to the call around 4:30 p.m. In addition to losing his left hand, the teen also suffered multiple injuries to his right hand.
- PUB DATE: 6/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle