According to the National Weather Service, the drier winter puts us at a deficit going into fire season because there's a concern that our region will dry out faster. The Yakitat fire that happened last June caused several homeowners to evacuate their homes, including Tamie Watkins of Kiona, Washington.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2024 11:05:00 PM - SOURCE: NonStop Local

PHOTOS: Four new shiny red and black fire engines will soon be rolling through the streets of Kent. Kent-based Puget Sound Fire purchased four engines for its East Hill stations and one to serve the city of SeaTac, which contracts with the agency, to replace aging engines. Each engine cost $890,000 (with Washington state sales tax) for a total cost of $4.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2024 3:01:00 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter

Cleveland firefighters worked to put out a fire that spread across several tractor-trailers in Cuyahoga Heights early Friday morning. Fire officials confirmed a number of tractor-trailers went up in flames around 2:45 a.m., but no injuries have been reported. A driver at the terminal told 19 News five trucks had gone up in flames.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOIO-TV CBS 19 Shaker Heights

VIDEO: Hillsborough County Fire Captain Devon Brady lives a large-scale life. From riding shotgun in a big-engine truck to putting up a huge art installation at a museum, he wants ABC Action News viewers to know that you can do both. “I started out an art major, I went through art school at USF, then I worked at a theatrical design company for about 10 years,” said Brady.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFTS-TV ABC 28 Tampa

VIDEO: Firefighters are used to being on-call to serve the community. Now those skills are being used while off-duty, to help in a different way. Curtis Smith spent 18 years as a firefighter, mostly with the city of Golden Valley. "About five years ago I just thought, 'These people are so talented.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis