The three Powhatan firefighters behind the newly formed Triple Tap Coffee plan to live up to their company’s name. When a firefighter hooks three hoses up to a fire hydrant, the goal is to maximize water flow to create high performance hydrant operation, said Jeffrey Wallace, a career lieutenant paramedic with Powhatan County Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Richmond Times-Dispatch

PHOTO: Minneapolis Fire Capt. Scott Coffey was on scene at a 2010 house fire when a backdraft explosion blew fellow firefighter Jake LaFerriere across a room, leaving him with severe burns and ending his career. Coffey never forgot the trauma of that day, but he also found inspiration in the way LaFerriere moved forward after his recovery and launched Firefighters for Healing, a nonprofit that supports burn victims and first responders.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ECM Publishers - Metered Site

VIDEO: Many in the Veteran, active-duty military, police officer, firefighter, and other first responder communities struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress. The usual treatment is a 15-minute consultation and a handful of prescriptions, but that’s not working! The suicide rate is extremely high, and for many the PTS drugs seem to do more harm than good.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUSI-TV 51 San Diego

VIDEO: A fire in Hillyard sent one firefighter to the hospital Thursday evening. According to Spokane Fire Battalion Chief Jim Schaffer, the fire did significant damage to a four-plex in the 3000 block of Broad Avenue. He said the east and west side units on first-floor were heavily damaged. The west side unit only received damage to its roof through firefighting efforts.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

One person was injured in an early morning fire that severely damaged a commercial building in Olympia. Crews responded to the scene, at 221 East Bay Drive NE, at about 1:30 a.m. Friday after a police officer on patrol spotted smoke and flames coming from a business there, officials said. Video from the scene showed large flames shooting from storage bins near the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle