Fire crews from all over the region gathered this weekend to show their support for a fallen local hero. Loved ones say retired firefighter Garth Blauert was killed last week after a tree damaged by a storm fell on him. They say the accident happened Garth’s home, about a mile out of town. Friends say he had been cleaning up trees and debris from the storm for two days before the tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2020 3:59:18 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Power has been restored to the downtown core aside from two buildings after an Avista vault fire this morning, according to a KREM reporter on scene. Fire crews have left the scene. Power was out from Post st. to Division going east and west, and from Riverside ave to the river going north and south this morning.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 6:49:46 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: A massive fire is still burning aboard a cargo ship at Blount Island while several injured firefighters were reported to be in stable condition. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said 9 firefighters were injured trying to contain the blaze. According to Fire Chief Keith Powers, eight firefighters were injured in an explosion, and an additional firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville

A federal agency is warning consumers about a phenomenon they need to know about in the height of grilling season. Under the right conditions, the ATF says "flame jetting" could turn a backyard fire pit or BBQ grill into a flamethrower. It happens in an instant. The effort to ignite or stoke a fire pit or BBQ, creating a fireball, essentially turning portable fuel cans into a device that spews flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC

VIDEO: A new video shows the moment two alleged arsonists turned Sunday’s peaceful protest through the streets of Long Beach into a devastating inferno. The video shows the men toss two beer bottles allegedly filled with gas into the Men’s Suit Outlet on Pine Avenue before fleeing on foot. Moments later, an officer arrives at the scene as the fire spread and angered community members tried to help.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCBS-TV CBS 2 Los Angeles