Emergency crews rescued a woman trapped inside a partially collapsed house on the South Hill Wednesday morning. Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the house, on 63rd Ave, was hit by a fallen tree. The tree broke off the top and speared between a husband and wife who were in their bedroom. The woman was pinned and had to be extricated.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 7:47:22 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Emergency crews rescued a woman trapped inside a partially collapsed house on the South Hill Wednesday morning. Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the house, on 63rd Ave, was hit by a fallen tree. The tree broke off the top and speared between a husband and wife who were in their bedroom. The woman was pinned and had to be extricated.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 7:47:22 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Snohomish’s Fire District 4 has decided to study the possibility of forming a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) with the Everett Fire Department. “This is the next step in investigating the possibility (that) it makes sense,” fire board Commissioner Jim Schmoker said during the Dec. 14 Fire District 4 Commissioners Meeting.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 1:08:24 AM - SOURCE: Snohomish County News

A Prince George's County firefighter fell out of a fire engine truck that was traveling to a call around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD). The fall from the truck happened around the intersection of Bell Station Road and Annapolis Road in Fairwood, Maryland.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) to develop firefighter tracking technology. The effort would allow first responders to locate team members in burning buildings more accurately. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, domestically, approximately 80 to 100 firefighters are lost in the line of duty each year.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Homeland Preparedness News