The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) has recognized Dr. Sara Jahnke as the latest recipient of the Foundation’s Arthur J. Glatfelter Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Jahnke serves as Director of the non-profit Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research at NDRI USA, Inc., where she leads research projects aimed at understanding the health risks faced by firefighters—and developing evidence-based interventions to mitigate those risks.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

PHOTOS: Nearly 90,000 Colsen-branded tabletop fire pits sold by major retailers nationwide are being recalled after dozens of alarming incidents left 19 people with burn injuries, some requiring surgery and others permanently disfigured. The products are a burn and fire hazard in that alcohol flames can be invisible and lead to flame jetting when the pit reservoirs are filled, causing fire to flash back to the alcohol containers, unleashing burning alcohol onto people nearby, according to a notice posted on Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: Deputies with the King County Sheriff’s Office caught the rescue of a homeowner and family dog on bodycam video during a house fire in late September. Brandyn Hull, a public information officer with the sheriff’s office, said that shortly after 11 a.m. on Sept. 25, deputies with Precinct 4 spotted thick, black smoke coming from a Seattle home and detached garage.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Two people were killed in a fire in an RV park near Colbert. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) says the fire broke out around 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. SCSO says fire crews were able to extinguish the fire late Thursday night but were unable to conduct a full investigation due to safety concerns.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

PHOTOS: The U.S. Forest Service said in a news release Oct. 16 that the Top of the World fire, located on National Forest System land west of the Catherine Creek recreation area, had grown to 240 acres. Forward progress was stopped in the early hours of Oct. 15, the release said. “The Top of the World Fire resulted from a planned prescribed burn that was initiated on Oct.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Gorge News - Metered Site