VIDEO: A powerful windstorm that downed trees and power lines across the Eastside Wednesday night turned into a dramatic night of rescue and relief for an expecting mother in North Bend. As gusts howled through the Snoqualmie Valley, Eastside Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Cody Ramstad got the call — a woman had gone into active labor at her parents’ home near the Mount Si trailhead, but fallen trees had blocked every road leading in. “It was very, very similar conditions to the bomb cyclone,” Ramstad said. “There were multiple large trees down all over.”

With no other responders available, Ramstad set out in his emergency vehicle but could only get within four blocks of the home before the path was completely blocked. A Tanner Electric Cooperative crew, a North Bend-based utility company, responded to cut power and clear debris so help could reach the family. The woman’s brother, Hyram Morrill, captured parts of the rescue on video as the chief and the couple met halfway on foot — climbing over massive trunks and splintered branches to reach safety.

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PHOTOS: A person was rescued after a vehicle was found dangling over a concrete embankment Saturday in downtown Tacoma, according to officials. Tacoma Fire Department’s technical rescue team responded at 11:56 a.m. to the 2100 block of South C Street, where a vehicle was hanging over a 20-foot concrete embankment above a parking lot. Crews stabilized the car and rescued the occupant. No injuries were reported.

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VIDEO: A local woman was saved by her bulldog, Lolli, and the swift action of firefighting crews after a structure fire broke out at her home early Friday morning. Around 2:48 a.m., crews from the Kennewick Fire Department (KFD), Pasco Fire Department and Benton County Fire District No. 1 were dispatched to a residential fire on South Rainer Street.

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TC080 Service Guide-Frame Corrosion is a practical handbook that explains why fire apparatus frames rust, what makes corrosion worse, and—most importantly—what departments can do to prevent expensive and sometimes dangerous damage.

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Billy Hurt, a retired firefighter and EMT, died responding to a crash at the World of Outlaws sprint car race at Kennedale Speedway Park, when two emergency vehicles collided.

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