VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A fire at a Walmart warehouse distribution center has cast a large plume of smoke visible throughout Indianapolis. Nearly 200 firefighters are on scene with officials calling on anyone living near the looming plume of smoke to shelter in place and stay indoors along with not touching any of the debris that is raining down on the city’s west side.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIN-TV FOX 59 Indianapolis

The St. Andrew Pipes & Drums band plays year-round at graduations and funerals. But there's nothing like the thrill of Kansas City's legendary St. Patrick's Day parade. Iain McKee grew up listening to the hum of the Highland bagpipe. Sixty years ago, his grandfather Wallace McKee helped found St. Andrew Pipes & Drums.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCUR- FM 89.3 Kansas City

When it comes to protecting first responders at accident scenes nationwide, brighter isn’t better. A recent study by the Emergency Responder Safety Institute revealed that the light-emitting diode flashers on police cruisers, fire engines, and ambulances that spray the night with intense beams to protect first responders from oncoming traffic actually create a lot of glare, and that effect intensifies when the light bounces off retroreflective chevrons attached to the back of emergency vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Coffee or Die Magazine

Saturday, March 19, 2022, marks the 40th anniversary of a fire that killed a Petersburg firefighter Mike Goff and nearly cost the city its entire downtown. For those who were there, the day is remembered as a nightmare. "Every second. It was yesterday. You know, in your minds, it was just yesterday," retired Petersburg Fire Captain Glenn Dean said.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond

Firefighters said they could not properly fight a house fire Wednesday because of mountains of clutter inside and outside the home. Firefighters were called to 8710 N.E. 244th Street just before 2:15 p.m. “We are going to have access issues,” crews announced upon arriving at the home. Firefighters found they couldn’t directly attack the fire until they cleared some of items from around the home, which included vehicles, appliances, and storage bins.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland