Posted: Apr 13, 2022
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
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Posted: Apr 13, 2022
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
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Posted: Apr 13, 2022
Congresswoman Kim Schrier and representatives from the Federal Office of Emergency Management (FEMA) met with fire chiefs and law enforcement in Kittitas County to discuss resources for wildfires.
During a round-table discussion, FEMA representatives talked about federal grants available for fire prevention and grants that can help after a fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCYU-LD FOX 41 Yakima
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Posted: Apr 13, 2022
Fire crews responded to a third-level apartment-building fire on Tuesday morning.
The fire came from the storage room, according to the Seattle Fire Department, of the building on Leary Way NW between Ballard and Fremont around 2:22 a.m.
No injuries were reported, and fire investigators are attempting to determine the cause.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Apr 13, 2022
On Monday, April 11, at 8:20 PM, the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) was dispatched to a report of a passenger vehicle that drove at high speed into the Spokane River near the 2800 Block of East Upriver Drive. The car was reported to be submerged and containing five occupants.
A special operations response was dispatched by FireComm that included resources from the SFD's Water Rescue Team and several companies to support the incident's needs, including rescue, extrication, and providing paramedic-level care and treatment to the victims and potential responders.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of Spokane
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