As the Tampa Bay area braces for Hurricane Milton's landfall, officials with Tampa General Hospital announced they have opened their incident command center and implemented their preparedness plan. That plan includes setting up their "aquafence," a water-impermeable barrier that can withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above sea level, and stocking important supplies at all of their locations.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 St. Petersburg

The City of Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston has announced that he will be retiring in February of 2025. Chief Heston will be retiring after 42 years of fire service in the Pullman community. He also serves as the city’s emergency manager, the chair of the Whitman County Local Emergency Planning Commission, and he is a member of the Northwest Interagency Incident Management Type 2 team.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLEW-TV CBS 3 Lewiston

Fire crews were busy trying to put out a warehouse fire in Zillah. The fire broke out around 7:15 pm at the Obert cold storage warehouse on Bella Terra Road. Fire crews from Yakima County Fire District Five and West Valley Fire-Rescue were on the scene. The fire was categorized up to a third alarm fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

The next time you order pizza, your delivery driver might look a little different if you’re in the Puyallup area. Graham Fire and Rescue is teaming up with Domino’s to educate residents about fire safety. On October 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., pizza orders made at the Domino’s on 16520 Meridian East in Puyallup, will be delivered by a Graham Fire & Rescue crew member.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Read the features and news on fire trucks and fire equipment from the October 2024 issue of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine.