One York County fire department has generations of moms and families to celebrate on Mother’s Day, not to mention the traditions they’ve passed down. Three generations of Micki Rife’s family have worked in the West Manchester Township Fire Department, going back decades. She said firefighting is in their blood.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHTM-TV ABC 27 Harrisburg

A man was killed Sunday evening after a fire broke out in a University Place horse trailer he had fled into after being chased from a home he allegedly had broken into minutes earlier, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said. The man, whose identity was pending, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to sheriff's Sgt.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Firefighters saved a family’s pet turtle after their home caught fire in southeast Vancouver on Saturday night. There were no reports of injuries, fire officials said. Vancouver Fire Department crews were called out at about 11 p.m. Saturday on reports of a house fire in the 17400 block of Southeast 32nd Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

The Spokane Fire Department is implementing a new way to care for sick and injured children. SFD has partnered with Handtevy, a company that specializes in EMS pediatric technology, to create a new emergency medical care system for kids. It offers a pediatric resuscitation system and a mobile application to reduce the stress that comes with pediatric medical emergencies.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2022 1:55:02 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Firefighters forced entry into the burning trailer and located a man in cardiac arrest. The victim was removed and brought to awaiting SFD Paramedics while others suppressed the fire. The fire was contained within 20 minutes, but smoke and damage left the home uninhabitable. The man was resuscitated from cardiac arrest and transported to definitive treatment.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2022 11:55:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane