As the U.S. approaches one year of COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, Pullman first responders have been trying to adjust to the new normal. Several areas of operations have changed since last year, said Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston. This includes optional COVID-19 vaccinations, following pandemic protocols and closing the fire station to the public.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 2:02:45 AM - SOURCE: Daily Evergreen

VIDEO: Dozens of people have been displaced by a massive fire at a condo building in Boxboro. As firefighters poured water on the smoldering brick shell on Swanson Road, one longtime resident stood nearby in shock. “I’ve lived there for 45 years, so there’s a lot of memories there,” one woman said. It was just after five o’clock when firefighters responding to a call for smoke in the attic were greeted by an inferno.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston

The Cedar Rapids firefighters who were seriously injured over the weekend when a hose line ruptured have been released from the hospital while fire officials investigate what happened. Both firefighters were treated for fractures and were released from the hospital Sunday, Cedar Rapids public safety spokesperson Greg Buelow told The Gazette on Wednesday.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

VIDEO: Lauderhill Fire Rescue crews used a drone equipped with infrared technology to help them fight a house fire Wednesday afternoon. “We were able to find the source of the fire in the drone. It was in the attic. It had not penetrated the roof yet,” said Captain Jerry Gonzalez. Gonzalez said it was the first time the department used the technology to locate what he called a “hidden fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

Michigan’s Lewis Cass building made headlines last summer when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer renamed it the Elliott-Larsen building. But this week 70 years ago, Michigan’s oldest standing state office building was in the news for something else entirely: a massive fire lit by a state employee who hoped it would help him avoid the Korean War.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Mlive.com