Benton County Parks and the Richland Fire Department are partnering on a program to install automated external defibrillators (AED) on Badger Mountain. The use of an AED on the chest of an individual suffering from cardiac arrest offers the best chance for survival if used within four minutes. "If that patient is unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR, grab an AED, apply it and if they need shock, that AED is going to shock them.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFLD-AM 870/FM 98.7 Pasco

Nobody was injured in a garage fire Friday morning. Around 8:30 am, Spokane Firefighters asked people to stay out of the area of Maple St. and Maxwell Ave. for a structure fire. An official on scene told NonStop Local nobody was inside the garage when the fire started. The fire has since been put out.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

Whatcom County Search and Rescue needs a new home.Treasurer Gwynne Top says they are raising funds for a new building to house equipment for their six units. Those include mountain rescue, swift-water rescue, snowmobile, four-wheel-drive, horse and canine units. They are known for backcountry rescues but also help with other searches such as for lost kids and dementia patients.
- PUB DATE: 12/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KGMI-AM 790/FM 96.5 Bellingham

Firefighters responded to a rowhome fire in Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday morning. The fire started at about 8 a.m. at a home on the 6300 block of Cardiff Street. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was pouring out of the two-story home and flames were seen at the back of the house. Initial calls were that someone was trapped inside the home, so firefighters made entry on the second floor.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

VIDEO: Three major structure fire responses in just four days got support from the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s new Special Operations Division. The support from the division formed back in August is visuals and infrared images from drones. “We have just been evolving pretty much every week since we've been stood up,” said Captain JJ Halsey with Colorado Springs Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAA-TV NBC 5 Pueblo