Buena Vista Charter Township no longer is considering a proposal to merge its police and fire departments after hearing public backlash to the plan, the township superintendent said. The proposal considered by Buena Vista’s Board of Trustees would have created a new public safety department with some police officers cross-trained to respond to fires, eliminated some fire jobs and hired more part-time, on-call firefighters to maintain services.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MLive

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will investigate a Dec. 29 crash on I-70 that killed a 23-year-old. Jenna N. Monet, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, was a passenger in a 2019 Tesla Model 3 when it crashed into the back of a firetruck parked in the passing lane of I-70, Indiana State Police said.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IndyStar

VIDEO: For more than a year, the East Texas 100 Club has helped to raise money and support for the brave men and women who serve East Texas as first responders. The money they raise plays an important part in helping to care for the families of first responders killed in the line of duty. It also helps to care for those who are seriously wounded.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYTX-TV CBS/CW 19 Longview

Do you remember the attack of the tumbleweeds from New Year's Eve? Now fire crews are attacking back. In an event troopers could only describe as "Tumblegeddon", hundreds (thousands?) of the balls of weed blew across SR 240 around 6:30 p.m., startling some drivers and leaving others buried under mounds that reached 20-30 feet high in spots, according to the Washington State Patrol.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News 1000 AM and 97.7 FM. Seattle

A fire inside a Lakewood home left a woman dead, West Pierce firefighters said Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out at a home on Dowerdell Lane around 1:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly got the fire under control but discovered the victim inside. The victim is only described as an adult woman. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
- PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 2:35:12 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13