VIDEO: The Asheville Fire Department (AFD) has a new tool to help with investigations. Through FEMA’s Fire Safety and Prevention grant, AFD received a Matterport 3D imaging camera. “It allows us to essentially paint a picture of the entire incident,” Bill States, senior deputy fire marshal, said. The technology lets AFD go inside a fire scene long after the initial investigation has ended.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville

The Northwest Fire District put out nearly 100 car fires in 2021, but it’s often unclear whether those fires are mechanical malfunctions or arson. This week, the International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI) held the first training of its kind in Southern Arizona, drawing fire investigators from several states and throughout Arizona.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGUN-TV ABC 9 Tucson

PHOTOS: It was a seemingly inconsequential homework assignment that saved Charles Lyman III’s life on a frigid night in January 1922. Then a 14-year-old prep school student, Lyman was visiting family in Washington, D.C. when a major storm buried the city under almost two and a half feet of snow. On Saturday, January 28—the second day of the blizzard—Lyman’s cousin David suggested spending a cozy evening watching a movie at the Knickerbocker Theatre in nearby Lanier Heights (now known as Adams Morgan).
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine

Interfering with a fire or medical first responder could soon become illegal if a bill being considered in the Washington State Legislature passes this session. A proposed House bill would create a gross misdemeanor for anyone who knowingly interferes with the actions of a firefighter or emergency medical services provider.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

VIDEO: The Arlington, Virginia, fire department is turning to telehealth to help ease the strain on ambulance crews and hospitals. Starting this month, if paramedics or EMTs in Arlington find that a patient meets certain criteria, the emergency workers will ask whether the patient would like to bring in a medical provider via an iPad.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTOP-FM 103.5 Washington, D.C.