VIDEO: Some Tempe firefighters who were enjoying a pickleball game between calls Tuesday had to abruptly end their break when a car almost ran them over in their station’s parking lot. The first responders quickly shifted from play to work mode to take care of the driver after he crashed into parked vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAR-FM 92.3 Glendale

VIDEO: Fort Myers Firefighter Sean McNamara said they're getting used to a special truck that can attack difficult situations unlike any in their fleet. It's been about 100 years since they had to use a truck like this, but this one is modern. "This truck is a 107-foot straight stick ladder, it is different from our other ladder trucks," McNamara said.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBH-TV NBC 20 Fort Myers

VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race." Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department. The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Washington state Region 4 technical rescue team saved a rock climber who fell off a rock wall and suffered a traumatic injury at Beacon Rock State Park on Thursday, according to the Vancouver Fire Department. “This was a really tough one. This was a once in a career rescue effort. This is why we spend hundreds of hours training for an event like this.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian - Metered Site

VIDEO: The City of Seattle is now responding to 911 calls in a new way since the CARE department took over operations last October. In addition to police and fire crews, the center can now dispatch community crisis responders, who are behavioral health specialists. Last year, the 911 center saw more than 880,000 calls, which is the highest number it has seen in at least the past five years.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle