Responding to a fire or medical emergency often results in tense moments for firefighters as well as anyone who has called 911 for help if there is a language barrier. The situation can become overwhelming and scary for anyone who doesn’t understand what is going on and can’t provide information. That’s the type of scenario that Richmond Fire Department Battalion Chief Bailey Martin hopes to rectify by getting help from the Virginia Commonwealth University Community Action Council and council member Anita Nadal, an assistant professor in the VCU School of World Studies and faculty fellow for community engagement in the College of Humanities and Sciences.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: VCU News

Jeremy Oster awoke the morning of June 14, 2021 as his wife told him to go outside. What greeted him was a startling sight he would not soon forget. “There were pieces of black debris 5 inches long throughout my yard and I could see the burning Chemtool plant,” Oster recalled. “I thought at first we were under attack.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site

Thousands of renters across the state will soon be getting new trashcans — with new regulations taking effect next month for valet trash services and new building codes aimed at reducing fire hazards. This comes after a deadly fire at the Aurella Cary Apartments in March, which was caused when cardboard and trash caught fire in the breezway.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRAL-TV NBC 5 Raleigh

At least eight people were rescued and 40 units were affected by a three-alarm apartment fire in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle overnight. Residents of the building, located in the 800 block of Madison Street, said they smelled smoke and saw flames last night. Many were woken up by firefighters telling them to evacuate.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

A burglary suspect barricaded inside a small shed and then set it on fire Sunday evening, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Just after 5:30 p.m., deputies were called out to the 2400 block of Northeast 107th Street after a homeowner reported a person being barricaded in the backyard utility shed and setting something on fire.
- PUB DATE: 6/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland