Throughout the trailer for the upcoming CBS drama series, “Fire Country,” the words Cal Fire are written on fire trucks, uniforms, shirts and paperwork. But Joe Tyler, director and 31-year veteran of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), wants Cal Fire staff to know that the department is not affiliated in any way with the television show.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat - Metered Site

In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting, KOIN 6 News talked to a former Oregon fire chief who responded to the 1998 Thurston High School shooting who also pioneered a program that worked to prevent school shootings for nearly a decade. On May 21, 1998, 15-year-old Kip Kinkel, a freshman at Thurston High School in Springfield shot and killed two student and wounded 25 more.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

VIDEO: What started as a way to connect with kids during the pandemic has evolved into a national award-winning cable access show. "Storytime with Chief Cassidy," starring Fire Chief Michael Cassidy and produced by Holliston Cable Access and station manager Bruce Gilfoy, was recently honored with an "Award of Excellence," at the 28th Annual Communicator Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Metro West Daily News - Metered Site

Gov. Dan McKee had a special guest at his COVID-19 briefing Thursday morning. White House COVID-19 Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha joined McKee virtually to announce the nation’s first federally backed test-to-treat site is opening at the Clínica Esparanza/Hope Clinic in Providence. The new site comes as the White House announced more steps Thursday to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the United States.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence

A grain silo has caught fire near the intersection of Stacey Avenue and 7th Street. Witnesses say the fire has spread to the next door feed and supply store, M & E Seed and Grain. One injury was reported, an employee who was inside and made the original 911 call, reporting an explosion. He was taken to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima