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Posted: Oct 9, 2023

Crash in Kennewick causes car and brush fire

VIDEO: According to Benton County Fire District 1, a fire started early Sunday morning after a driver crashed off of I-82 west of the Clearwater and Badger Road exit. The driver reportedly started dozing off at the wheel and drifted. When the driver realized it, they tried to correct themselves and ended up sliding sideways off the road and down an embankment where the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland
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Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Over $2 million in vintage vehicles salvaged from 3-alarm fire in Renton, two firefighters injured

VIDEO/PHOTOS: More than two million dollars in vintage cars and bicycles were salvaged from a three alarm commercial building fire that injured two firefighters in Renton. Crews from multiple fire stations responded to the 300 block of Airport Way around 6 p.m. on Saturday. According to authorities, heavy fire and smoke was seen from the end portion of the building when firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2023 7:42:29 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Oct 8, 2023

Bothell Fire Department kicks off fire prevention week with cooking safety campaign

National Fire Prevention Week starts on October 8 and the Bothell Fire Department has already kicked it off with their cooking safety campaign. The campaign hopes to educate everyone about simple everyday actions that can help prevent dangerous fires. Cooking accidents are the leading cause of home fires by far, making up almost half of all house fires in the United States, according to the Bothell Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2023 10:06:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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Posted: Oct 6, 2023

FedEx jet skids off the runway at a Tennessee airport after landing gear failure

A plane operated by FedEx skidded off the end of a runway at an airport in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after reporting a landing gear failure, emergency officials said. Three people were aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft, which came to a stop between the runway and a nearby road late Wednesday, the Chattanooga Fire Department said on social media.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Oct 6, 2023

Wisconsin fire department recruitment efforts lead to 60% jump for Hispanic firefighters

VIDEO: When it comes to emergencies, seconds matter and if there are any hurdles in communicating, it can mean life or death. At Milwaukee Fire Station 26, near 26th and Scott, oftentimes firefighters aren’t saying, "How are you feeling?" but rather "¿cómo te sientes?" “I would say I speak Spanish almost every shift,” Firefighter Shirley DeJesús-Ortiz said.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
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