Chief Joe Sanford is a few months away from celebrating 40 years as a firefighter. The biggest change over four decades? The fire itself. “The rate at which fire burns has changed, mostly because the furniture in modern homes is often made with synthetics,” he says. “We need to arrive at fires faster — it’s gone from a 30 minute response time to five minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bothell-Reporter

With patient and staff safety being paramount, one command has gone solar for additional safeguards in providing safe care to all in need. Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington, has employed a new tactic against the coronavirus and other similar, contagious germs by harnessing the power of the sun. The Bremerton, Washington-based military treatment facility recently acquired an ultraviolet light-emitting robot, specifically designed to eradicate infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and is finalizing the last stages of staff training before implementation.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US Department of Defense

VIDEO: A homeless man is facing murder charges in connection with an apartment fire that left two people dead and nine others injured on Sunday morning in Camden, New Jersey. Firefighters were called out to the 3400 block of Cramer Street around 3:15 a.m. for reports of people trapped inside a three-story apartment.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

The Trump administration will finally pay back millions the federal government took from the FDNY’s 9/11 treatment program over the last four years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified Rep. Pete King (R-Long Island) late Friday that an alphabet soup of federal agencies — including the Treasury Department — will return $3.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News - Metered Site

The Boston Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man in connection with a fire that was set inside a ballot drop box in the city. Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin contacted U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling's office after he was notified of the incident Sunday morning.
- PUB DATE: 10/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston