Firefighters have put down an apartment fire near N. Stone St. and Main Ave. in Spokane’s East Central neighborhood. The fire was started in the kitchen of a second floor unit, and black smoke was pouring from the upstairs windows. Neighbors in the area say they saw firefighters respond at approximately 7:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 9:47:03 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

The Spokane Fire Department is investigating what started a fire that sent one person to the hospital and left seven people without a home on Wednesday. Spokane firefighters said they received a call about building fire at Stone and Main in east Spokane around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Residents Ashly Woods and Annette Flinn said they didn't have any time to think.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 9:47:03 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

“New heart, new start,” Chambers said Friday while working at the Chimacum fire station. “I get a new start at life.” 

 

by Zach Jablonski Sunday, February 2, 2020 9:38am

San Francisco’s women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices, shows a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, San Francisco, and Silent Spring Institute.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UC Berkeley

The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at loosening training requirements for volunteer fire departments in the state. Senate Bill 342 would create a council tasked with establishing training and certification rules for volunteer fire departments in Georgia that are separate from those required for full-time professional fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Augusta Chronicle