VIDEO: The Charleston Fire chief says calls for service in the department increased 11 percent this year to pre-pandemic levels. Even with the increase in call volume, some say the pay they’re getting isn’t enough to live in the city of Charleston. John Baker, who is the secretary of Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, said it’s hard to live and work in Charleston with the current wages they’re getting.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston

PHOTOS: Virtually every time firefighters Mike Hendrickson and Jesse Schmidt pass by the empty lot on the west side of Broadway in downtown Fargo, they think about the day nearly 22 years ago they almost died there on the job. Reflecting on the arson fire at the Tropics nightclub on Sunday, April 30, 2000, can prompt a visceral response.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brainerd Dispatch - Metered Site

In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child’s life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates. The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

The Omicron BA.2 sub-type continues to attract attention as it spreads in various parts of the world including the U.S. In several news reports and even by some healthcare experts, BA.2 has sometimes been referred to as "stealth Omicron." While the terminology has picked up recently in terms of usage, Google Trends data shows that the term was being used online as far back as early December.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newsweek

Two adults and a child were killed after a fire broke out in a house in Rainier early Saturday morning, claiming the life of a 3-year-old and their grandparents, according to the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority. S.E. Thurston Fire responded to the residential structure fire in the 16100 block of Village Drive Southeast at about 1:20 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Nisqually Valley News