PHOTOS: Oftentimes first responders must physically get out and open unmanned security gates in neighborhoods when there’s an emergency, but now technology is helping get them through much quicker. For all the unmanned gates protecting communities in Palm Beach County, for years now they’ve been required to have Knox Boxes.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPEC-TV CBS 12 West Palm Beach

Kennewick firefighters discovered the body of a woman in her 60s inside a home after responding to a report of an explosion and fire at the residence. Firefighters responded to the house fire located at 228 North Quincy Street at 6:15 PM Monday evening. The home is located to the east of the Zintel Creek Golf Club.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Walla Walla Fire Department is presenting its annual “Keep the Wreaths Red” challenge as a way to remind residents preparing for the holidays to keep their families and homes safe. For the rest of the holiday season, each Walla Walla fire station — at the corner of 12th Avenue and Poplar Street and at Wilbur Avenue and Tacoma Street — will have a wreath mounted with red lights.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Union-Bulletin

A fire at a west Olympia auto repair shop started in a back storage area and spread to a rack of tires early Wednesday, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Firefighters were called to the Firestone Complete Auto Care on Harrison Avenue Northwest near Kenyon Street Northwest shortly after 3 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Olympian

Mayor Nadine Woodward pledged this week to conduct an audit as the city disclosed it expects the Spokane Fire Department to blow past its 2022 budget by as much as $5 million. Sick leave usage and overtime costs have soared in recent months, according to city officials, who pledged to analyze ways to rein in spending.
- PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman-Review - Metered Site