A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash overnight near Big Lake in Skagit County, the Washington State Patrol reports. Troopers and firefighters responded to the scene, along State Route 9 near West Big Lake Boulevard, at about 10:05 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of a crash and fire. The motorcycle had crashed into a tree and erupted into flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/6/2021 6:19:28 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

E-ONE—Ross Township Fire Department, Fairfield, OH, pumpers (2). Typhoon cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; E-ONE eMAX 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 880-gallon water tanks; 30-gallon foam cells; Class 1 SmartFoam single-agent foam systems; Command Light Shadow series light towers; Smart Power 6-kW generators. Dealer: Kevin Kleman, Vogelpohl Fire Equipment, Erlanger, KY.

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VIDEO: Service along multiple Long Island Rail Road lines was suspended Thursday morning between Hicksville and Mineola after a fire ripped through a large Westbury recycling facility overnight. Nassau County Traffic Management and the LIRR confirmed fire department activity on Grand Boulevard between Monitor Street to Broadway just before 9 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPIX-TV CW 11 New York

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- PUB DATE: 5/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

Governor Ron DeSantis announced one-time pandemic bonuses for about 174,000 first responders in Florida Wednesday. DeSantis says the $1,000 bonuses will be given to law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and firefighters. “Supporting our law enforcement and first responders has been a top priority for my administration, and it has never been more important than over the last year.
- PUB DATE: 5/6/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJHG-TV NBC/CW+ 7 Panama City