VIDEO: The West Virginia Department of Health has released new protocols for emergency medical services to empower first responders and provide them with faster decision-making capabilities. The new protocols, developed by EMS leaders across the state, took effect on July 1st. According to officials, the protocols address many of the modern-day challenges faced by first responders in the state.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDTV CBS 5 Weston

The U.S. has contended with unrelenting temperatures this summer, and a map from NASA paints a dire picture of the scale of those persistent heat waves. The map, which consists of a snapshot of temperatures nationwide for July 10, used satellite images — along with a complex mathematical model known as the Goddard Earth Observing System — to create a kind of color code, with dark red showing areas that reached highs of 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NASA Earth Observatory, a program that examines the impact of climate change.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

VIDEO: The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to a trailer park fire that broke out near East Mansfield Avenue off North Pines Road Tuesday night. According to the fire department, neighbors reported hearing explosions around 9 p.m. and saw a 5th wheel fully engulfed in flames. When firefighters arrived they found the occupant of the 5th wheel on the front lawn with burns to his face arms and torso.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: A Silverdale family narrowly escaped the flames that ravaged their home overnight Tuesday. Around 12:08 a.m. Tuesday, Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue responded to a residential structure fire on NW Cascade Street in Silverdale. “It was like smoking in my room and I just smelt like a burning smell, so I went to tell my dad.
- PUB DATE: 7/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Firefighters responded to a house fire on July 15 reportedly started by a homemade torch. When fire crews from Walla Walla stations 1 and 2 arrived at the home at 1029 Willow Street around 10 p.m., smoke was billowing from all sides of the home and fire could be seen from a bathroom window, according to the WWFD.
- PUB DATE: 7/16/2024 8:26:00 PM - SOURCE: Nonstop Local