Posted: Dec 6, 2023
VIDEO: A critical piece of Southern California's effort to fight fire has been quietly making a name for itself for the last five years. The Quick Reaction Force (QRF) is a cross-agency partnership that has been available during peak fire seasons, but now thanks to $35 million from Southern California Edison, this first of its kind public-private partnership is available year round.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles
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Posted: Dec 6, 2023
A bucket of possibly — but not very — radioactive kitty litter was the culprit in a hazardous material response Tuesday night outside a Capitol Hill apartment building.
Seattle Fire responded to the report of a suspicious bucket marked as containing hazardous material outside the E Harrison building around 6:15 PM.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Capitol Hill Seattle
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Posted: Dec 6, 2023
PHOTOS: First responders in Monroe had their hands full on Tuesday with two water rescues, and one was described by firefighters as an “incredible save.”
At 6:34 p.m., Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue crews were sent to a report of a man in a small boat heading down the furious Skykomish River near 187th Avenue Southeast and 175th Place Southeast.
- PUB DATE: 12/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Dec 5, 2023
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fire crews in Snohomish County rescued a woman from her car after she got stuck in the flooded Stillaguamish River Tuesday afternoon.
The North County Regional Fire Authority (NCRFA) responded to a call of a vehicle in the water near 236th Street NE and 6th Ave around 2:00 p.m.The woman drove around a road closed sign, and her car became disabled in the water, according to acting Captain Willy Harper.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 9:01:30 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Dec 5, 2023
A home exploded in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night and rocked a neighborhood with a powerful blast after police say a suspect fired a flare gun into the neighborhood dozens of times.
Stunning video shows a home exploding into flames and collapsing as debris flies more than two stories into the air.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
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