The man accused of strangling his ex-wife to death and lighting her car on fire will face a jury this summer. On Monday, Yasir Darraji pleaded not guilty and a judge set his trial for August. Darraji has been charged with murder in Ibithal Darraji’s death. In early February, police and firefighters responded to a car fire near Thornton Murphy Park.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 2:48:47 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

The International Association Firefighters (IAFF) and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters (WSCFF) issued a joint statement reporting that several firefighters have been exposed to the virus. The statement reports that members from Kirkland Fire, Redmond Fire and Woodinville Fire had been exposed to the coronavirus, and were isolating themselves for evaluation.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

VIDEO: Falls happen on ice, in homes, and outside. When EMS and fire crews respond, Des Moines Fire says it's easy for them to get hurt when lifting someone that has fallen. That's why Jeff Downing, an engineer with Des Moines fire, created the Jak Harness. "I felt the need to create this because in recent years we've been going on more and more calls of people that have fallen down and they're not injured and they can't get up," Downing said.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOI-TV ABC 5 Des Moines

First responders in Nebraska would be offered annual “resiliency training” to help combat and cope with post-traumatic stress disorder under a bill given initial approval by state lawmakers on Wednesday. State Sen. Mike McDonnell, a former Omaha fire chief, said that 1 in 4 firefighters on average will visit an emergency room during their career for physical injuries on the job.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scottsbluff Star Herald

It isn't easy to describe the life of an emergency responder, but Jonathon Gould, with Chatham EMS, sees it as "sheer boredom interrupted with complete chaos." Gould, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician from Ludowici, has wanted to help others since he was a teenager, putting himself through EMT school at the age of 17.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJCL-TV ABC 22 Savannah