A very cool historical look at the volunteer fire service in Maryland from WMAR-TV in Baltimore. The half-hour documentary is from October 10, 1969 and has film from fire companies in a number of counties throughout the state. There is also a section on University of Maryland’s Fire Service Extension, the forerunner to Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: STATer 911

An investigation is underway to find out who damaged a Shoreline building where a new Black-owned business was supposed to open Thursday after Molotov cocktails were thrown at it early Wednesday. King County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Abbott said that several incendiary devices were thrown at an outside wall where Black Coffee Northwest, located in the 16700 block of Aurora Avenue North, will operate.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A large gasoline spill Thursday morning prompted some evacuations and caused a huge traffic mess on Harbor Island Thursday morning. The spill was reported after a pump failed just before 5 a.m. at the Shell Harbor Island Petroleum Terminal, fire officials said. Firefighters shut down the area and established a 1,000-foot safety perimeter until Shell employees could reach the scene to clean up the spill.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Two people were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition after a crash Thursday on U.S. 2., about 3 miles west of Index. Both of those injured are males, but their ages and hometowns were unknown, Sky Valley Fire Chief Eric Andrews said. Around 12:30 p.m., a pickup truck towing a cargo trailer flipped and rolled 30 feet down an embankment.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2020 6:29:17 PM - SOURCE: Everett Herald - Metered Site

With cooler temperatures and higher humidity reducing wildfire danger, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is lifting fire restrictions, including the temporary ban on target shooting, on most department-managed lands on Oct. 1. “We welcome people to build campfires and responsibly sight in their hunting firearms on most of the lands we manage,” said Cynthia Wilkerson, Lands Division Manager for WDFW, “but we continue to urge hunters, target shooters, campers, and all others heading outdoors to be cautious when doing activities that could spark a wildfire.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2020 5:36:03 PM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland