Most dogs know a trick or two, but in Santa Clarita, we found a Labrador named Echo, who has one that can bring even the toughest firefighters down to their knees every single time. “It’s one fell swoop,” said Echo’s handler, firefighter Jake Windell. “She’ll be standing on all fours and [all of a sudden] she’s just on her back, ready to go, and I think it’s hard for anybody not to smile when they see a dog on their back waiting for a belly rub.
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VIDEO: The sailor charged with starting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was assigned to the ship after dropping out of training to become a Navy SEAL, and he was described by some fellow sailors as a person who had disdain for the Navy, according to investigators. Details of 20-year-old Ryan Mays and the early investigation into the worst U.
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Thousands of lightning strikes in Washington Tuesday sparked dozens of fires, officials believe, with the possibility of more yet to be discovered. The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) tweeted Wednesday evening that there have been 56 "open incidents" and counting, including 31 new fires in the last 24 hours and 25 smoke checks.
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Several people are now without a home after a fire ripped through part of an encampment in Toppenish Wednesday morning. The part of the encampment that's been destroyed was home to five people. "It's really hard to look at because everything that burned is pretty much everything that they have," says Victor Gardee.
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Twenty years later on 9/11, Spokane will hold a memorial stair climb to honor and remember the firefighters who lost their lives. According to Spokane City Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer, local firefighters will climb the equivalent of the World Trade Center, 110 stories. The event will be held at the Bank of America Center in downtown Spokane.
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