The Cape Coral (FL) Fire Department received help fighting a garbage truck fire Thursday morning from good Samaritan Andrew Gonzalez.

Around 10:45 a.m., the department’s Engine 11, Truck 4, and Battalion 2 were responding to a call of a vehicle fire in the Sandoval community. When crews arrived, they found a Waste Pro truck on fire and Gonzalez spraying it with a hose to contain it.

As per policy, Waste Pro dumped the load and firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. There were no injuries reported, and Waste Pro cleaned up the dumped garbage.

Gonzalez received a Community Recognition Coin for his actions.

Two Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters retired in 2022 with a combined 76 years with the department. Dave Headley and Greg Helem joined the Kelso-based department as volunteers in the 1980s before transitioning to full-time employment. Both retired after a lifetime of service at the end of January 2022 — Headley after 41 years and Helem after 35.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 7:26:42 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

Laurel County (KY) officials recently approved the purchase of pumper trucks for five county fire departments, reports sentinel-echo.com.

The fiscal court says it will pay $300,000 per department for the purchase, with Keavy Fire Department the only company falling under the threshold.

Keavy’s bid was $299,250; Crossroads’ purchase was $322,675; Swiss Colony’s was $309,675; Campground’s was $303,950; and Laurel County Fire Department was $303,798, the report says.

The money came via a COVID relief grant.

Further details into a gruesome domestic violence altercation and subsequent arson were revealed by Kennewick Police on Friday afternoon. Please be advised that the details of this incident are disturbing and may be triggering for some readers. Officer Oscar Quinones of the Kennewick Police Department says that investigators determined the male suspect was inside of a car with his female victim.
- PUB DATE: 2/4/2022 5:56:23 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

A Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue truck crashed in the southwest part of the city Thursday afternoon, reports wsvn.com.

Police officials say the apparatus struck an SUV around 3:10 and then ran into a bus stop near Southwest 160th Street and the Busway along US-1.

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The front of the truck sustained damage, the report says, and a firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

It’s unknown if the crew was responding to a call at the time of impact.