The fire of a vacant rowhome in southwest Baltimore that took the lives of three Baltimore City firefighters in January has been ruled a homicide. Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler, and Firefighter/EMT Kenny Lacayo lost their lives battling the deadly fire at 205 South Striker Street on January 24.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAL-AM 1090 Baltimore

VIDEO: The Bowling Green Fire Department received a unique donation Monday - a fire-engine red corvette from the National Corvette Museum. The corvette will be used this year for school prevention classes, parades, and special events. ”Working here going on 125 years, you know, this year and we’ve had this corvette plant here for quite some time.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBKO-TV ABC/FOX/CW+ 13 Bowling Green

Negotiating new pay for the first time in four years, the City of Austin received some major blowback after offering a 14 cent raise for entry-level employees in Austin’s emergency medical services department. According to the Austin EMS Association, 26% of its staff are considered low income. In a statement, the city said a pay study found the maximum pay for Austin EMTs and paramedics is higher “than that of comparable agencies when you adjust wages for regional costs.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

VIDEO: Two young first responders to the Oklahoma City bombing are now leading their departments. It is their mission to make sure new OKC fire and police recruits know what happened that day almost 27 years ago. Both men responded in the hours and days after a bomb went off outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that killed 168 people.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City

Around 11:30 on Monday night, the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched for a house fire on NE 76th Avenue at 87th Street. The homeowner called to report his garage was on fire. Fortunately, smoke detectors were working. Crews found heavy fire at the front of the house. Everyone got out of the home safely.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBFF-FM 95.5 Portland