The unknown gas leaking from a semi-truck on I-90 near Stateline on Thursday has been identified as Econobrite, an industrial aluminum cleaner. The main ingredients in Econobrite are Hydrosulfuric Acid and Hydrofluoric Acid. A Hazmat team was able to trace the leak to one of two separate 250-gallon totes.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 11:39:14 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2

A service member is often born with a strong desire to help others. Whether it’s coaching a child’s baseball or soccer team, cleaning up their neighborhood or giving a hand-up during the holidays, public service is frequently a common trait of those serving in the military. For Sgt. 1st Class Nick Van Kirk, a logistics and decontamination non-commissioned officer with the 10th Civil Support Team, he wanted to give back to his community in a different way.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 5:42:46 PM - SOURCE: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service

Okanogan County is beginning the process of updating its Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan examines the risks posed by the natural hazards that affect Okanogan County, and its communities, and develops strategies to reduce the impacts from those hazards. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires counties to update this plan every five years to remain eligible for federal funding for hazard mitigation projects.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 2:12:13 PM - SOURCE: KOMW & KNCW NCBI

The Spokane Valley Fire Department has put out a 2020 calendar full of historical photos and facts in honor of its 80th anniversary. Capt. Scott Crawford took the lead on putting the project together. “I’ve been here 25 years,” he said. “You hear stories, and you tuck them away. It was a lot of fun to make.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 5:35:04 AM - SOURCE: Spokane Spokesman-Review - Metered Site

Three Texas first responders were struck and killed by vehicles while on duty in a week's time — prompting officials to remind motorists to move over and slow down for roadside emergency vehicles. On October 7, 2019, two Louise Volunteer Fire Department firefighters, having cleared a previous call, stopped in their lane of travel on Farm-to-Market (FM) 647, south of Highway 59 near Louise, Texas, to check the fire engine's front tires, believing something was wrong.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: My Texas Daily