VIDEO/PHOTOS: Many of us would love the chance to try a different job just for a day. Some of Seattle’s top doctors and nurses got that chance by trading in their scrubs for a chance to be a firefighter. "What's important for us is to build a working relationship and to cultivate a good community," said Brian Duthie, a firefighter and board member of the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

Sunday was the first day of national fire prevention week, with this year's focus on preventing fires from starting in your kitchen along with cooking safety tips. The theme of this fire prevention week is 'Cooking safety starts with You,' which focuses on safety aspects of fire prevention in the kitchen.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

A gas balloon involved in an international race burst into flames Monday evening after crashing into a power line structure in Kaufman County. Kaufman County officials said the balloon came down off U.S. Highway 175, near Crandall, just after 7:15 p.m. It first crashed into high-powered transmission lines and then distribution lines before catching fire, said Kaufman County emergency manager Steve Howie.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVT CBS 11 Fort Worth

VIDEO: A South Carolina fire department wants to get your attention during National Fire Prevention Week with a funny video that carries a serious message. The Greenville Fire Department posted a music video to their social media accounts called "Stand By Your Pan." Members of the city's Station 1 lent their satirical acting, singing and musical skills to the Tammy Wynette song with the same tune that made her a country legend.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WYFF-TV NBC 4 Greenville

VIDEO: The Summer of 1871 was unusually dry, creating a heightened fire risk around the Great Lakes. While the Great Chicago Fire is the most well known in history, towns across the Midwest were impacted on the same day in separate fires including many in Michigan. Among them Manistee, Alpena, Port Huron and Holland.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WZZM-TV ABC 13 Grand Rapids