"Twas the night before Christmas in the firehouse, not an alarm bell ringing, not one fire to douse…" Thus begins "A Firehouse's Night Before Christmas," a modern-day, safety-oriented retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," by Northborough and Maynard firefighter Michael Parr.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Metro West Daily News - Metered Site

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Firefighters scoured a mound of rubble to ensure no one was trapped Monday evening after a corner of a seven-story Bronx apartment building collapsed, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves and a convenience store partly buried under bricks and wood. The collapse happened at 1915 Billingsley Terrace near West Burnside Avenue in the Morris Heights neighborhood around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York City

VIDEO: Colorado Springs firefighters are reflecting on how to better communicate with local hospitals after Club Q. 11 News spoke with the Colorado Springs Fire Department one year after Club Q, which has rolled out a tracking technology by Pulsara. Firefighters put wristbands on patients, connecting to an app, which gives real-time information to hospitals so medical staff can prepare.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs

VIDEO: A kitchen fire in north Spokane left one person displaced and four cats dead Monday afternoon. According to the Spokane Fire Department (SFD), a stovetop fire escalated into a kitchen fire around 1:54 p.m. on Dec. 11. SFD was told someone in the 6800 block of North Atlantic Ave came home to black smoke filling their apartment.
- PUB DATE: 12/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

PHOTO: Puget Sound Fire recently recognized outgoing board members Les Thomas and Allan Barrie for their 13 years of service. Thomas and Barrie are original members of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority (RFA) Governance Board formed in 2010 after voters approved the merger of the Kent Fire Department and Fire District 37.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2023 5:26:00 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter