The land passersby see cleared in west Oak Ridge near the Oak Ridge Turnpike will soon host a training center for first responders, including those responding to nuclear emergencies. Morris Hassler, senior director of Global Security & Strategic Partnership for Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), the company which manages Y-12 National Security Complex, recently spoke to the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce about these new buildings, which together will be called the Oak Ridge Enhanced Technology and Training Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oak Ridger

Michael Glynn had a long day. He attended a funeral for a beloved retiree of his department, then went to the hospital to be with the family of another retired firefighter. “Speaking to a firefighter that is dying in a hospital bed and their family is being told they have 15 more minutes? That’s sad,” he said.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

Investigators are trying to figure out if a fire at a building in North Seattle was set on purpose. The fire, at an apartment in the 5100 block of 25th Avenue Northeast, was spotted when people saw the flames on a second-floor balcony of a building. The building houses retail on the ground floor and apartments above.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Central Kitsap firefighter Jamie Monroe was 6 when the twin towers fell in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. He acknowledges he's a member of the generation "that could forget about 9/11." But Monroe, 26, has been battling pouring rain and sleep deprivation while pedaling a bicycle from Los Angeles to New York City with fellow firefighters to commemorate the 343 firefighters, other first responders and civilians who lost their lives as a result of the attack, according to Fire Velo, a nonprofit cycling club behind the trip.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site

The memorial service for the Spokane County firefighter who died in the line of duty last month is set to take place on Sept. 18. Lt. Cody Traber died responding to reports of a brush fire in late August. He fell off the Wandermere Bridge as he was looking for signs of the reported fire. His memorial is set for 1 p.
- PUB DATE: 9/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane