On Feb. 28, female first responders and other local, state and federal public safety professional women from across Oklahoma will gather for a symposium in south Oklahoma City. It is believed this is the first such statewide gathering in the history of the state. Women police, firefighters, deputies, troopers, marshals, investigators, dispatchers, prosecutors, corrections officers, probation/parole officers, emergency medical personnel, and military and tribal public safety personnel are all encouraged to attend.
- PUB DATE: 2/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Norman Transcript - Metered Site

Seattle city leaders broke ground on Monday at the site of Fire Station 31, after the old station was evacuated nearly five years ago over health concerns. The city relocated crews at the old Fire Station 31 building in October of 2019, when it determined that “it no longer met SFD’s operational needs” after mold was discovered inside.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 7:05:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Authorities are investigating a deadly car fire in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood on Monday morning. Officials say one person is dead, although the medical examiner has yet to identify the body. The incident happened just before 6 a.m. Monday on South Trenton Street in the South Park area.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 5:21:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Fire crews worked to contain a four-alarm warehouse fire Saturday morning. Eighty-five firefighters were called to the scene of the five-story building that partially collapsed. The building was vacant at the time of the fire. "This is one of those where we surround the structure, and basically, I don't want to say surround and drown, but that's essentially what it is," said Garon Mosby, a St.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSDK-TV NBC 5 St. Louis

VIDEO: It’s been 41 years since Peoria firefighter Vernon “Butch” Gudat died in the line of duty, but Friday, the department and his family members celebrated his legacy. John Smith worked for the Peoria Fire Department for 29 years. After he retired, he picked up woodworking. Smith’s hobby of building tables started when Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger asked Smith to build a table for the new firehouse, Station 4.
- PUB DATE: 2/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEEK-TV NBC/ABC/CW+ 25 Peoria