PHOTO: Saturday, December 5, the Kennewick Fire Department and the Kennewick Firefighters Local 1296 teamed up to build 50 bicycles, ranging in size and color, at this year’s COVID-safe “Bikes for Tikes” event. These bikes will be distributed to children of various ages throughout the Tri-Cities area by the Heads UP Tri-Cities Foster Kids Committee.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2020 6:24:58 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

PHOTOS/VIDEOS: A six-alarm fire tore through a historic, 128-year-old Reformed church in the East Village early Saturday morning. Firefighters rushed to Middle Collegiate Church on East 7th Street and Second Avenue following reports of a fire at an empty, nearby building—48 East 7th Street—that began just before 5 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gothamist.com

Three Montana wildland firefighters had a significant reason to be grateful on the recent Thanksgiving holiday. On Sept. 5 at around 1:45 p.m., as 100-foot flames shot overhead, the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helitack team was trapped by the Bridger Foothills fire. Cornered by a spot fire that had spread as winds gusted up to 28 mph, cutting off their escape route, they scrambled to protect their lives.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Billings Gazette - Metered Site

The Portland Fire Department's entire Bramhall and Engine 11 Stations called out sick Sunday. "Basically what happened is we had a member who came in and didn't know that they were COVID positive but after they got off duty they found out," Portland Firefighters Local 740 Union President Chris Thomson said.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSH-TV NBC 6 Portland

An Irving firefighter was severely injured early Sunday when he was struck by a suspected intoxicated driver going the wrong way on State Highway 183, police say. At about 3:45 a.m., Irving police and fire crews were working a five-vehicle accident on SH183 near Story Road. The accident, which had injuries not thought to be life-threatening, had shut down the highway.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth