VIDEO: Firefighters raced to the scene of a north Austin city-owned warehouse fire on the afternoon of May 6, arriving within five minutes of the first call. But it wasn’t until a third alarm unit arrived a little over an hour later that crews were told the smoke swirling around the warehouse could be laced with asbestos, according to internal city documents obtained by KXAN that reveal new details of the incident that potentially exposed 115 firefighters and civilians to the cancer-causing building material.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAN-TV NBC 36 Austin

As the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increases, a recent report has named North Dakota as the state most prepared for commercial drone use. North Dakota has dedicated time and money to researching, designing, and providing the necessary tools for widespread drone use. UAVs can be deployed very effectively for a broad range of applications, including aerial imaging, emergency rescue, and delivery of goods, but, in some cases, legal issues have slowed their adoption.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: News Dakota

A Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Incident Response Team (IRT) truck was struck by another vehicle on northbound I-405 just south of State Route 527 in Bothell Wednesday morning. The toll lane and left general purpose lane of I-405 are currently closed. A 3-mile backup was reported in the area just before 11 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Congratulations to Captain Scott Hawley, from the Benton County Fire Protection District 2, for being this years EMS Responder of the Year! This past weekend Captain Hawley was awarded the 2021 EMS Responder of the Year for Washington State at the annual 2021 Washington State Fire Fighters' Association Annual Fire School and Conference held in Wenatchee, WA.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2021 6:59:06 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Chilmark voters unanimously approved $11.1 million to build a new fire station and a separate headquarters for Tri-Town Ambulance, reports MV Times.

Efforts have been made for years to provide Chilmark firefighters with a replacement for their cramped, deteriorated, and asbestos-lined station.

The vote paved the way for the ambulance service for Aquinnah, Chilmark, and West Tisbury, to have a standalone place to call home.