At just 11 years old, Zechariah Cartledge runs a mile for every first responder who loses their life in the line of service. Since January, he's run 283 miles. "All I think about during the runs is the fallen heroes, the fallen officers, the fallen firefighters, their families. That's my mission for the run," he said.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Evening News

At 8:40 a.m. Sept. 10, 2018, Cedar Falls dispatched four fire-response units — including a rescue truck with special “confined space” equipment — to the University of Northern Iowa, where a massive amount of steam was spewing from the campus Commons. But “due to staffing,” only two of the four units rushed to the scene, arriving five minutes later.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette

York City firefighters have a new tool to teach children about the dangers of fires, how to prevent them and ways to escape a burning home. The city's fire safety house is a haulable trailer that's been turned into a mobile classroom, with bleachers for kids to sit on, mock rooms including a kitchen, bedroom and living area, a window so children can practice climbing to safety and more, according to Lisa Altland.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The York Dispatch

Investigators are taking a close look into the cause of a Monday morning SUV fire outside a home in Graham. It was the latest in a series of suspicious vehicle fires in Pierce County. Firefighters responded to the scene, in the 10500 block of 197th Street, at around 6:15 a.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2019 5:48:26 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

South County Fire has released additional information about the two juveniles who died in a fire that engulfed a Lynnwood townhouse Sunday. The victims found in the Lynnwood Townhouse apartments, in the 6700 block 196th Street Southwest, were siblings — a 15-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy — from Shoreline, said South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2019 4:51:56 PM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today