The city of Decatur says it's time to hold first responders who don't arrive to an emergency in a timely manner responsible. They say it's been a problem for years. The First Response Ambulance Service must arrive to city calls within minutes. If they don't, they'll pay a hefty fine. Decatur Fire and Rescue Chief Anthony Grande and his team work directly with the city ambulance services.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAAY-TV ABC 31 Huntsville

Sunday’s rollover of a fire truck belonging to Grant County Fire District No. 10 occurred because the vehicle was traveling too fast for conditions, according to the Washington State Patrol. First responders were dispatched shortly before noon Sunday to the area of Road I Northwest and state Route 26, about two miles west of Royal City, for reports of the rollover.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: For the first time, a woman has been promoted to captain at The Mukilteo Fire Department, and she's proving persistence pays off. As a young woman, Kelli McNees decided she wanted to be a firefighter, but she wasn't so sure how to get there. "I was like, don't you have to be 6'5'', with the shoulders of a linebacker to pull it off?" McNees said.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 7:55:51 PM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A 64-year-old man was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after suffering third-degree burns in a fire that was started over a family argument, according to the Pasco Police Department. Fires arrived to a home at 915 W. Opal St. around 11:43 p.m. Saturday and saw flames coming from the attic and back bedroom.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 5:44:52 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

VIDEO: An injured Washington state firefighter has filed a $100 million civil claim, but must first fight a law prohibiting him from collecting damages. The Seattle Times reports that 29-year-old Daniel Lyon Jr. filed the claim against an Okanogan electric cooperative, but a doctrine established in the state prevents first responders from suing.
- PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 2:22:10 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13