Newark firefighters will be dispatched to all life-threatening calls beginning this weekend, officials announced Friday — a change that prompted the city’s fire and police unions to raise concerns about training, equipment and compensation. University Hospital will continue to provide ambulance services to the city, but firefighters will also be dispatched in life-threatening situations.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Jersey Journal

PHOTO: A large mural honoring a firefighter and other Detroit public employees who died from COVID-19 has been unveiled next to a fire station. Capt. Franklin Williams of the fire department dominates the painting. But there are images of a bus driver who made an emotional plea for protection from COVID-19 before he caught the virus, and 5-year-old girl Skylar Herbert, who was the daughter of a firefighter and police officer.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit

Fire danger is rising across the state and around the West Coast this week. Meteorologists said this wildfire season could be severe for many communities in the western states. Western Washington's impressive snowpack is helping to lower the risk of large fires in the forests of the Cascades and Olympics.
- PUB DATE: 6/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Fire crews near Bonney Lake scrambled to douse a small brush fire that sparked in an area haunted by a wildfire that burned hundreds of acres and destroyed several homes last year. As warm weather continues through the next several days, firefighters warn the public to begin thinking about wildfire threats within their communities.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2021 7:42:00 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

The Scott Avenue fire station received a new engine May 25 to save money and increase safety. The engine is one of three the Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue purchased and will receive by the end of the year. Each rig cost $627,000. A fourth new engine was purchased for $650,000 through a federal grant given to the Cowlitz Indian tribe.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2021 4:51:03 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News - Metered Site