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Posted: Jul 6, 2022

Fire and rescue paramedic students in Virginia participate in a first of its kind virtual reality training

VIDEO: Imagine having doctors, first responders, and paramedics go through real life training before they ever enter the field, without the real life consequences. That’s what students from Roanoke County Fire and Rescue experienced as part of a research study to see how these simulations affect a student’s critical thinking.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSLS-TV NBC 10 Roanoke
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Posted: Jul 6, 2022

5-year-old boy critically injured after falling from 2nd-story window in Marysville home

Fire crews say a 5-year-old boy was critically injured after falling from a second-story window at home on Saturday. Marysville Fire District firefighters treated the child at the home before paramedics from Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue took him to the hospital. According to the fire district, there were 22 documented window falls in Snohomish County in 2021.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Jul 6, 2022

Byron Hill fire burns near Mabton

Firefighters from Yakima and Benton Counties are working to contain a fire of at least 3,200 acres. Fire crews say the Byron Hill fire is currently 25% contained. The brushfire is burning between Mabton and Prosser. Yakima County Fire District 5 says the fire is burning in areas difficult to access by vehicle, making the job of fire crews tougher.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima
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Posted: Jul 6, 2022

Update: Crews recover construction workers killed in Shoreline trench collapse

The bodies of two construction workers who were killed in a trench collapse at a Shoreline home earlier this week have been recovered. On Monday afternoon the two workers, a man in his 30s and one in his 60s, were working in a trench on a sewer line when the ground collapsed. Fire crews told FOX 13 that there were people at the scene trying to dig the men out.
- PUB DATE: 7/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle
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Posted: Jul 5, 2022

Home damaged in Walla Walla fire caused by fireworks

Numerous fire agencies responded to a residential fire on 2002 Glenn Erin Drive shortly after 11 p.m. on July 4 after callers told dispatch a car and garage were on fire, and the fire was spreading to the house. Initially, Walla Walla Fire Station 1 and 2 were dispatched. They were joined by Walla Walla County Fire District 4 and the College Place Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2022 3:35:00 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima
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