Joe Noonchester, who started July 1 as the new chief for Grant County Fire District 8, said he discovered what he really wanted to do after a conversation with a friend. The friend worked for a fire department in the Las Vegas area, Noonchester said. “I started talking to him about what he did for a living, and he said he was a paramedic.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 1:57:43 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald

Fire District #4 recently awarded teenager Tanner Baughn for heroically rescuing a friend in trouble at Pilchuck Park. On June 29, Baughn and his friend were at a church event happening on one of the baseball fields. His friend suddenly collapsed, and after a few minutes of him not waking, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 1:06:32 AM - SOURCE: Snohomish County News

At least four fires were ignited near North Park overnight, according to San Diego police. The costliest of the fires, most of which were sparked between 1-2 a.m., involved a Tesla parked near Utah and Capps streets. In that fire, someone lit a car cover on fire, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNSD-TV NBC 7 San Diego

Many pet owners teach their dogs how to sit, roll or shake hands, but rarely do they ever train their pets to guide firefighters out of a burning building. A group of doctoral students led by Eric Jing Du, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Florida, have trained and developed robotic dogs with the intent of helping first responders virtually see through walls in situations that they would otherwise be blindsided by.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUFT-TV PBS 5 GAINESVILLE

It was an honor that was years in the making on Tuesday for one special local hero. On Aug. 3, 1939, John Harris — who served in the latter part of the 19th Century as the first Black firefighter with the Kokomo Fire Department — died and was buried on a small plot of land at Crown Point Cemetery, just north of Carter Street.
- PUB DATE: 8/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kokomo Tribune