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Posted: May 2, 2024

Washington: Feds called in to help investigate cause of largest building fire in Tri-Cities history

PHOTOS: What may be the largest structure fire in Tri-Cities history is continuing to burn 10 days after it started, sending toxic smoke from burning plastic and other materials drifting over nearby homes. Fire officials still don’t know what sparked the destructive blaze at Lineage Logistics’ Kennewick cold storage warehouse, but Benton Fire District 1 has asked for help from the U.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AOL.com
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Posted: May 2, 2024

Captain faces 10 years in prison for fiery deaths of 34 people aboard California scuba dive boat

A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes to maritime regulations, congressional reform and several ongoing lawsuits.
- PUB DATE: 5/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
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Posted: May 1, 2024

VIDEO: Person rescued after car goes 500 ft. over cliff on California highway

A person was rescued after their car fell over the side of a cliff on the Angeles Crest Highway in La Cañada Flintridge on Tuesday morning. Los Angeles County firefighters along with personnel from the Montrose Search & Rescue Team responded to Angeles Crest Hwy near mile marker 32 around 6:30 a.m. for a sole vehicle accident.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles
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Posted: May 1, 2024

Stray bullets hit Louisiana fire station

VIDEO: First responders become victims of a drive-by shooting in Shreveport. The personnel are okay and were not injured. Despite being shaken, they quickly rushed back into action. Stray bullets struck an innocent bystander and a fire station on Monday night. Police said two vehicles were driving down David Raines and Martin Luther King Drive, shooting at each other or outside their vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTAL-TV NBC 6 Texarkana
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Posted: May 1, 2024

South Dakota fire department unveils second fire training facility in state's western region

VIDEO: The Rapid City Fire Department announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art training tower with the hopes of training the best firefighters statewide. The Rapid City Fire Department’s new five-story training tower was unveiled Tuesday. The facility is only the second live fire training tower West River other than Ellsworth Air Force Base and will allow for more complete and efficient training to be done whenever firefighters need it.
- PUB DATE: 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KEVN-LD FOX 7 Rapid City
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