VIDEOS: Louisville Fire crews performed a high-angle rescue at South 9th Street and West Broadway at the L&N Building after window-washing equipment became stuck and left workers needing help.

According to Louisville Fire PIO Donovan Sims, fire companies were dispatched following reports of two window washers stranded on the exterior of the building between the 7th and 8th floors.

Crews arrived on scene within two minutes to find one worker stranded in a suspended platform after a cable failure, while the second worker was secured by a fall protection safety line.

Rescue 2 and responding companies quickly assessed the situation and initiated rescue operations. Truck 1 deployed its aerial apparatus, allowing firefighters to safely access the workers and bring both individuals down via ladder without injury.

Both workers were successfully rescued and evaluated on scene. No serious injuries were reported. This incident highlights the importance of rapid response, technical rescue capabilities, and the professionalism of the crews.

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VIDEO: Five Olympia firefighters rescued a woman trapped in mud near Squaxin Park Wednesday as the tide rose around her, highlighting the hidden dangers of the area’s tidal flats. The 911 call came in around noon, with dispatchers reporting the woman was stuck near Ellis Cove beach with water already reaching her waist and mud up to her thighs.

Rescuers say she attempted to walk from one beach to another when she became trapped — the harder she struggled to free herself, the deeper she sank. “We were racing against time,” said Olympia Fire Lieutenant Steven Busz. “There definitely would have been water over her head at full tide.”

A state Department of Fish & Wildlife boat, which happened to be out on a training exercise at the time, helped Olympia firefighters reach the woman. Rescuers deployed a specialized piece of equipment called a mud board to stabilize two firefighters on the unstable mud flat while three others on the boat worked together to pull the woman to safety. She was not injured.

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The Ghent Area (WV) Volunteer Fire Department recently took delivery of this Rosenbauer walk-in rescue built on a Mack cab/chassis.

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A Sunday evening brushfire on the Douglas County side of the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail burned six acres, and forced Highway 28 traffic to divert into East Wenatchee. Wenatchee Valley Fire Chief Brian Brett says the fire, reported at 7:36 p.m., started on the riverside slope below the trail, and appears to have been human-caused.

“We’re working with law enforcement on the investigation of that fire,” Brett told NCWLIFE on Monday. No one was injured, and no structures damaged. The Washington State Patrol closed Highway 28 on either side of the fire area, and drivers had to use Rock Island Road to travel around the closure until late Sunday. Brett said it’s a sign that the 2026 fire season has already taken hold.

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Two firefighters avoided major injuries when their fire engine rolled over while responding to a structure fire in Sunland.

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