A woman is recovering in the hospital after falling more than 100 feet at Racehorse Falls in Whatcom County. Last Tuesday, firefighters from Whatcom County Fire District 14 got a 911 call around 2 p.m. from an injured woman who had fallen at Racehorse Falls. When crews arrived, they found a woman who had fallen between 30 to 40 feet straight down before tumbling an additional 60 feet down a slippery slope and landing in a pool of water 15 feet from land.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:08:35 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

E-ONE—Shelbyville (IN) Fire Department 100-foot aerial ladder quint. Cyclone medium cab and chassis; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Harrison 8-kW generator; Alco-Lite ground ladders; SideStacker hosebed. Deaker: Matt Timmers, Fire Service Inc., St. John, IN.

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- PUB DATE: 9/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDAM-TV NBC/ABC 7 Laurel