Philadelphia is about to promote its first Black female battalion fire chief. CBS3 spoke exclusively with the trailblazing firefighter for our Justice and Understanding series. “It kind of feels weird because I’ve been a captain for seven years so to hear chief, because people have already started, but I’m like no, that’s not me yet,” Capt.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYW-TV CBS 3 Philadelphia

Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in Calabasas earlier this year. The bill signed Monday makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime. Reports surfaced after the Jan.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTLA-TV 5 CW Los Angeles

An explosion related to an earlier reported gas leak in Dubuque was the source of a large fire on Monday evening along Loras Boulevard. Dubuque Fire Department Chief Rick Steines said that a house was destroyed in the explosion, but nobody who lives there was injured. One firefighter was hurt, though the extent of their injury was not released.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWQC-TV NBC 6 Davenport

Multiple Grant County fire agencies are set to conduct a live fire training burn on Saturday, Oct. 17. Grant County Fire District 5 Capt. Travis Svilar said the district was able to acquire a structure at 10301 Road 7 Northeast near Moses Like for the live fire training, which will start at about 7 a.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 4:26:54 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

The Spokane Fire Department (SFD) is working to refine Community Connect, an application designed to inform firefighters about your home and family in case of an emergency. Community Connect requires residents to make a free account, then list information they are comfortable with sharing: how many people live in your home, where the electricity shutoff is located, if you have any pets or livestock, where the bedrooms are located or if you have a family member with disabilities.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2020 3:53:03 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane