Whether or not Auburn’s singing firefighter has a hit to rise up the charts one day, look up in the sky. You might see him soaring another way. “I like to have realistic goals for myself, and one of those is to become a pilot,” said Ducote Talmage, who until recently was a contestant on NBC’s singing competition “The Voice.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Montgomery Advertiser - Metered Site

New proposed legislation would make it easier to demolish or remediate dangerous vacant buildings in the City of Seattle. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the legislation Thursday morning which he developed in partnership with councilmembers Tammy Morales and Bob Kettle, which would give the Seattle Fire Department the power to order complete demolition or remediation of unsafe vacant buildings.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Potentially dangerous drought conditions are expected this summer across most of Washington. The state’s Department of Ecology has made an emergency drought declaration. This comes as we have seen drier and warmer conditions this year, which has lead to a lower snowpack. The entire state is under the drought emergency with the exception of the Everett, Seattle and Tacoma metro areas, for now.
- PUB DATE: 4/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: A fireball shot into the sky Thursday evening as an apartment house went up in flames in Pilsen. Firefighters were called to the scene at 8:15 p.m., and found flames raging at the two-and-a-half-story, multi-family frame house at 1355 W. 16th St., Chicago Fire Department Assistant 1st District Chief Jim McDonough said.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: Firetrucks in Pigeon Forge now have dash cameras, recording how crews respond to calls and helping them improve how they approach emergencies. Fire Chief Tony Watson said crews and fire department leaders can watch videos to learn how to better fight fires. He said the cameras cost around $130,000 and they help expand the station's training opportunities.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville