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Posted: Sep 28, 2020

15-year-old charged with attempted murder, arson in Spokane Valley apartment fire

A 15-year-old girl was arrested on four counts of attempted murder and one count of arson in a Spokane Valley apartment fire Monday. Authorities on scene — near E 14th Ave and S Dartmouth St — told 4 News Now’s Destiny Richards neighbors called 911 to report the fire around 3:15 Monday morning. When firefighters got to the scene, the apartment was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 7:47:15 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane
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Posted: Sep 28, 2020

New Jersey firefighters sue after 65 possibly exposed to COVID-19, saying city showed ‘blatant disregard’ for their health

The Atlantic City firefighters union, saying the city has shown “blatant disregard” for the health and safety of its members, has sued the city and state after six firefighters tested positive last week for the coronavirus, potentially exposing 65 firefighters to the pandemic. The union’s complaint, filed Friday in Superior Court, alleges that the department’s policy of directing firefighters to return to work after they were exposed to infected coworkers, but tested negative themselves for COVID-19, risks spreading the coronavirus among firefighters, their families and the public.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Metered Site
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Posted: Sep 28, 2020

Twenty-one states are reporting increased COVID-19 cases as experts warn of a fall surge

Almost half the US is reporting increased numbers of new COVID-19 cases as health experts warn of a potential coronavirus surge in the fall and winter. As of Sunday, the number of new coronavirus cases has increased by at least 10% or more compared to the week before in 21 states, most of them in the West, according to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Sep 28, 2020

North Carolina firefighters injured after truck overturns

PHOTO: Three China Grove firefighters were injured Friday morning after the firetruck they were riding in overturned while responding to an emergency call. The firefighters — George Stewart, Cameron Harwell and Adam Wingler — were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries, said Town Manager Ken Deal.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salisbury Post
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Posted: Sep 28, 2020

Illinois firefighter parodies country song to promote public safety, brighten spirits amid COVID-19 pandemic

VIDEO: A Naperville firefighter found a creative way to tell residents ‘Get Your Mask On’. You may have heard Florida Georgia Line's song 'Get Your Shine On', but one Naperville firefighter and paramedic has a different version. Billy Croft wrote 'Get Your Mask On' as a way to promote public safety and bring a little humor to life amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM News Radio
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