PHOTO: Puget Sound Fire recently recognized outgoing board members Les Thomas and Allan Barrie for their 13 years of service. Thomas and Barrie are original members of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (RFA) Governance Board formed in 2010 after voters approved the merger of the Kent Fire Department and Fire District 37.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 5:26:00 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

There was a large fire at an abandoned school building early Sunday in Gary, Indiana. Firefighters worked through the night to put out a massive blaze at the old Ralph Waldo Emerson High School. The fire comes months after a similar fire tore through the building. The Gary Fire Department said the fire was put out at 3:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Tennessee officials are assessing the damage after tornadoes and strong thunderstorms roared across the state Saturday, leaving at least six people dead, more than 50 injured, multiple buildings destroyed and power outages. At least three people died, including a child, after a tornado struck the Clarksville area of Montgomery County in northern Tennessee, officials said Saturday night.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN

VIDEO: It was quite a surprise for young patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Friday. When they looked out their windows, they saw firefighters waving at them. Sandy Springs firefighters came up with the plan. Rappel off the top of the hospital and spread a little joy on their way down. As they lowered themselves, they stopped and waved to patients on the other side of the glass.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta

VIDEO: One person is recovering from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in their apartment. According to The Spokane Fire Department (SFD), at 5:28 p.m. on Saturday, fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex in the 200 Block of East Nora Avenue. Multiple 911 calls reported a fire alarm going off and smoke on the third floor of the building.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane