Fire district leaders in Port Angeles and Sequim have agreed to a plan that sees three agencies automatically respond to and/or back each other up during a structure fire. The move for an Automatic Aid Operational Plan started at a June meeting between Clallam County Fire District 2, District 3, and Port Angeles Fire District leaders and elected officials where they agreed to work with PenCom, Clallam County’s 9-1-1 center, to better collaborate fire/EMS response depending on location.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette

Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a fire inside an electrical vault early Wednesday morning. The fire caught in what SFD describes as a “utility space” at 23rd Avenue East and East John Street. Crews were able to secure the scene and turn it over to Seattle City Light roughly an hour after the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: An explosion that blew out at least two floors of a high-rise hotel and injured nearly two dozen people in downtown Fort Worth on Monday afternoon is suspected of being caused by a natural gas leak, according to the ATF and Fort Worth Fire Department. The explosion was reported at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Hotel in the 800 block of Houston Street at about 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth

A small fire department in Haines City is now sharing its own story. 'Through the Smoke' is a documentary series created by the Haines City Fire Department that will feature their firefighters and command staff's day-to-day life, including what happens both on and off calls. Additionally, it will dispel some common misconceptions about the fire service and will showcase the first responders themselves and their unique personalities.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa Bay

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Volunteer firefighters have a cleanup on their hands after they report possible straight line winds caused damage to their station. According to the Volunteer Fire Department for the village of Labadieville, straight line winds tossed a mobile home into Fire Station 3 on Highway 1011 in Assumption Parish as storms swept through south Louisiana Monday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAFB-TV CBS 9 Baton Rouge