The Goodyear Fire Department is one of the first fire departments in the country to take a major step toward preventing firefighters from getting cancer from the important work they do. Goodyear opened up Station 186 near Willis and Rainbow Valley roads in early January. The station is one of three that will be built with special air partitioning systems to keep carcinogens away from firefighters in between calls.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix

With the Alabama state legislative session starting on Feb. 2, a bill has already been proposed to give more help towards first responders suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. When people hear the term PTSD, most do not think about firefighters, police officers, or other safety staff. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 30 percent of first responders are expected to develop some type of behavioral condition.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDHN-TV ABC 18 Dothan

One person died and another was injured after a mobile home caught fire in Covington early Tuesday morning. According to Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, firefighters responded to reports of a mobile home fire on the 28400 block of 168th Ave SE around 12:50 a.m. Neighbors heard an explosion shortly beforehand and tried to put the fire out before crews arrived.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Firefighters battled a fully-involved garage fire that spread to a home in Ridgefield Monday night. At about 11:15 p.m., Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue crews were called out to a fire at 2834 North Smythe Road. Officials said the homeowner ran to his neighbor's house to call 911 since he did not have a phone at his home.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

Pasco police says a man drove off a road and rolled a vehicle into a home while he was on a 'test drive' on Sunday night. Police say the crash happened just before 8:30 near the intersection of Chapel Hill Blvd and Keenland Lane. Officers say that two people were in a 2007 Nissan 350Z when the car struck a curb and rolled into a neighboring yard.
- PUB DATE: 2/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima