Southeast Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) has been active since the start of the summer season, dispatching several crews to combat non-local fires as part of the wildland mobilization team under the direction of the Washington State Patrol and the Department of Natural Resources. According to Kelly Corey, SETFA’s wildland coordinator, the most recent strike team returned to Thurston County on Monday, August 12, after fighting a fire near White Pass.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 6:29:15 PM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News - Metered Site

At least nine people were injured in a four-alarm fire that swept across a cluster of buildings in Brooklyn late Monday night, according to the FDNY. The fire broke out at a building on Dean Street between Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sackman Street around 10:40 p.m. Over 160 firefighters and EMS personnel responded to the scene, per fire officials.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York City

VIDEOS: On Sept. 8, 1994, 132 people were killed in what is the deadliest air disaster in Pennsylvania's history: The crash of USAir Flight 427. On this edition of Chronicle, we looked back at rarely seen video from the years-long investigation and spoke with the lead investigator who provided exclusive new insights into the crash.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAE-TV ABC 4 Pittsburgh

VIDEO: The 2024-2025 Tennessee Teacher of the Year has been crowned: Bryan Kerns of Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport City Schools. Kerns has spent 17 years of a 20-year teaching career as an Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 teacher at Dobyns-Bennett High School. However, Kerns also holds a unique position — fire management instructor.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKRN-TV ABC 2 Nashville

VIDEO: Over 75 million Americans are being urged to take proper precautions as temperatures could top 100 degrees in parts of the Midwest on Tuesday. The extreme heat comes as a new report published in JAMA shows that heat-related deaths have risen significantly in the U.S. in recent years. The report, which was compiled using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed there were 21,518 fatalities from 1999-2023 citing heat as the underlying or contributing cause of death.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scripps News