During a disaster like an earthquake or a wildfire, one of the first things that can disappear is cellphone service. But a Redmond-based company called Kymeta is making sure first responders can stay connected by developing a technology that could save lives. The device, called the Kymeta U8 Terminal, is about the size of two large pizza boxes stacked on top of each other and can be mounted to any car.
- PUB DATE: 12/18/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Yakima Fire Department officials recognized some of the best in the department when the department presented its 2019 annual awards over the past few weeks during a series of Zoom videos. Recipients were nominated by their peers in early 2020. The award ceremony was originally scheduled for earlier this spring then re-scheduled and later canceled due to COVID-19.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2020 12:46:10 PM - SOURCE: KATS-FM 94.5

Crews extinguished a large fire that gutted a commercial building in Chatsworth Wednesday night. The flames were reported around 9:50 p.m. at a one-story building at 20150 Sunburst St., the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert. The structure houses Arizona Pipeline Co., fire officials said.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

PHOTOS: Floyd Guenther wanted cereal. It was early Dec. 21, 2019, about 4 a.m. Quiet. Many of his neighbors at the Alpine Motel Apartments were asleep. Nothing seemed unusual as he headed for the corner store, closing up his third-floor room and walking down a narrow hallway toward the building’s front stairwell.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Las Vegas Review Journal - Metered Site

Columbus police and fire divisions this week have welcomed their most diverse recruitment classes in recent years, the city Department of Public Safety reported. Forty-five new Columbus police recruits and 35 new city fire recruits began working toward careers as first responders this week. Nineteen members of the Division of Police recruitment class are female or non-white, representing about 42% of the entire class.
- PUB DATE: 12/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbus Dispatch