VIDEO: Some of the top authorities on firefighting and emergency care in the U.S. appeared in Chicago on Tuesday. With more than 150 people already killed in fires in the U.S. this year — a rate on track to top 2023 fire deaths in the country — fire prevention safety measures were a big focus in a wide-ranging press conference at the firehouse in North Lawndale on the city’s Southwest Side.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

VIDEO: In collaboration with the Salt Lake City International Airport, the Salt Lake City Fire Department is rolling out a new team to respond to emergencies. The airport now has a two-person e-bike squad that responds to medical calls in the terminal six days a week. “They’ve got all of their basic life support equipment,” said Capt.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

The cause of a massive fire that destroyed a seafood landing facility and thousands of commercial crab pots in Ilwaco on Monday is still unknown. Investigators from Pierce County and from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were expected to be on scene Wednesday to conduct a routine investigation.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMUN-FM 91.9 Astoria

Thirteen Kent-based Puget Sound Fire recruit firefighters recently graduated from the South King County Fire Training Consortium recruit academy number 17. A total of 57 recruit firefighters graduated from 10 King County fire departments. More than 700 family members, friends and firefighters attended the graduation Jan.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter - Metered Site

PHOTOS: One of Seattle busiest thoroughfares, Madison Street in the First Hill area, has been closed to all traffic since an apartment building burned in a massive fire on New Year’s Day. The complete closure of Madison has made traffic troubles the norm for the New Year and not the exception. But that could change soon.
- PUB DATE: 1/23/2024 5:09:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle