A garage fire in Kelso, Washington landed one person with facial burns in the hospital. Firefighters from the Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue and Longview Fire Department responded just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of SW 4th Ave., officials said. The single-story home had heavy smoke coming from the garage, according to firefighters’ reports.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

A man died after he ran back inside a burning home in Mission Hills early Wednesday morning. The fire started inside a one-story duplex located at 10803 N. Noble Ave. and Chatsworth Street, near the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, around 3 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. All four residents made it out of the burning home safely, before a man in his 70s ran back inside to try and grab some of his personal belongings.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles

VIDEO: Some of the top authorities on firefighting and emergency care in the U.S. appeared in Chicago on Tuesday. With more than 150 people already killed in fires in the U.S. this year — a rate on track to top 2023 fire deaths in the country — fire prevention safety measures were a big focus in a wide-ranging press conference at the firehouse in North Lawndale on the city’s Southwest Side.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGN-TV 9 Chicago

VIDEO: In collaboration with the Salt Lake City International Airport, the Salt Lake City Fire Department is rolling out a new team to respond to emergencies. The airport now has a two-person e-bike squad that responds to medical calls in the terminal six days a week. “They’ve got all of their basic life support equipment,” said Capt.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSL-TV NBC 5 Salt Lake City

The cause of a massive fire that destroyed a seafood landing facility and thousands of commercial crab pots in Ilwaco on Monday is still unknown. Investigators from Pierce County and from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were expected to be on scene Wednesday to conduct a routine investigation.
- PUB DATE: 1/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMUN-FM 91.9 Astoria