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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

VIDEO: Helmet camera footage reveals harrowing firefighting efforts in deadly Oklahoma apartment fire

New helmet camera footage obtained by FOX 25 shows a closer look at the battle firefighters had to face during a deadly apartment complex fire October 20 in northwest Oklahoma City. According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, crews responded to a three alarm fire at the Penn Station apartment complex around 7pm that Friday, seeing smoke billowing from the building miles away.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX 25 Oklahoma City
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Automatic gas shutoffs could cut San Francisco post-quake fires in half, expert says

VIDEO: A UC Berkeley researcher says that automatic gas shutoff devices, like those used in Los Angeles and Japan, could cut the number of post-earthquake fires in half in San Francisco. But the city of San Francisco has yet to embrace shutoff technology, said Charles Scawthorn, an internationally recognized expert on fires after quakes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Volunteer fire department in Tennessee proves age is just a number

VIDEO: The Tellico Village Fire Department is unique in a few ways. First, they say they serve a unique community of people that is growing in age and growing older. Second, they have one of the fastest response times in the state with an average of 4 minutes, compared to a national average of 6 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Teen dies after being trapped in Snohomish County trailer fire

PHOTOS: A teenager was found dead inside of a trailer that caught fire early Sunday morning. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) was dispatched to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park located in the 13200 block of Elliott Road at 4:33 a.m. after receiving reports of a neighbor’s fifth wheel camper on fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Oct 28, 2023

Seattle crews save two men in their 70s after rollover crash into water at Golden Gardens Park

PHOTOS: The Seattle Fire Department rescued a 73-year-old man and a 78-year-old man from their vehicle after the car went into the water after a rollover crash at Golden Gardens Park. Firefighters pulled the victims out of their vehicle which had come to rest on top of rocks near the waterline. Rescue swimmers also searched the water for other potential victims but didn’t find anyone.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 9:32:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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