VIDEO: The city's fire chief explained Monday how the devastating apartment fire in northeast Atlanta was an absolute "anomaly," requiring crews to shift response. The fire destroyed much of The Reserve at LaVista Walk complex after it was sparked by what police said might have been two people setting off fireworks late Friday night.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXIA-TV NBC 11 Atlanta

IMAGE: The Middlefield Fire Company has a new logo that brings "aspects from our fire company history as well as a few details about our town." The logo is separate from the company's traditional patch and seal, which will still be displayed on uniforms. The new logo allows "our members to come together and display their company pride," according to a Facebook post from the fire company.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Durham-Middlefield Patch

VIDEO: Aurora Fire Rescue crew members are completing de-escalation training to help crew members respond to people experiencing a crisis. Despite paramedics regularly responding to these types of calls, de-escalation training is pretty rare within fire departments. “I’ve been doing this for 34 years and it’s nothing we’ve ever formally done, and it seems like the right time and place to bring this to life,” said Aurora Fire Rescue’s training chief, Commander Mark Hays.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Several dogs were evacuated from a dog daycare in Seattle's SODO neighborhood Monday night when a fire broke out on the second floor of the Dog Resort. When firefighters originally responded to the scene in the 600 block of South Industrial Way, multiple dogs were still on the loose. David Cuerpo, the public information officer for the Seattle Fire Department, said the fire was reported by staff just after 8:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A $25,000 grant from Gesa Credit Union allowed Grant County Fire District 13 to add a new extrication tool to its new rescue vehicle. “Sometimes what is reported to Dispatch can differ from what has occurred. Previously firefighters would have needed to return to the station to get different apparatus that holds our rescue tools,” according to a GCFD 13 press release.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 1:58:00 PM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site