The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office is urging people to be aware during National Burn Awareness Week. The official dates are February 4-10. This year, the State Fire Marshal’s Office is emphasizing flammable liquid burns. According to the Fire Marshal, flammable liquids ignite easily and can burn with extreme rapidity.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 10:52:07 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a record number of calls in January 2024. Valley Fire Chief Frank Soto revealed the department responded to more than 2,100 calls just last month alone. More than 1,700 of those calls were EMS related, followed by 170 building alarms and 95 car accidents.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 4:27:37 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Two shooting victims - a male and a female - were rushed to the hospital after they hit a Birmingham fire station while they were seeking help. One of the victims, the male, was pronounced a short time later at UAB Hospital. In what police called a “chaotic scene,” the ordeal began about 6:40 p.m. when gunfire erupted at the Shell station on the corner of Old Springville Road and Brewster Road.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: AL.com

VIDEO: The CAL FIRE Butte County volunteer program finished its last day of training for its latest group of volunteer firefighters. 19 new volunteer firefighters are expected to serve Butte County and 75-year-old Mary Jarschke is excited to be one of them. "I keep thinking 'man if I started when I was 30 I would be' excuse the expression but badass.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHSL-TV CBS 12 Chico

A Grant County grand jury has indicted U.S. Forest Service burn boss Ricky Snodgrass on a Class A misdemeanor count of reckless burning. Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley arrested Snodgrass on Oct. 19, 2022, while the fire he was supervising was still burning. It is believed to be the first time a Forest Service firefighter has been arrested in the course of doing their job.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Blue Mountain Eagle - Metered Site