VIDEO: More than 40 years ago, the first woman went through Norfolk's fire academy. Pamela Ells-Johnson was just 25 years old and tells 13News Now that she was simply looking for a career when she applied. She ended up paving the way for women in Norfolk Fire-Rescue. Although back then, it was called Norfolk Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVEC-TV ABC 13 Hampton

PHOTOS: Ever have a hard time making a turn on a tight Wollaston street packed with parked cars? Try doing it in an almost 60-foot-long fire truck. As Quincy’s development boom continues, the fire department is preparing to put into service a new, $1.45 million tiller truck to help firefighters take tight turns and get closer to ever-taller buildings.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Patriot Ledger

Chelan County Fire District 7 responded to a blaze early Tuesday that engulfed an RV in Chelan Falls. Fire crews were called out to the blaze on Wyoming Street just after 3:00 a.m. The older RV was situated next to an orchard near some other fruit worker barracks. Chief Mark Donnell initially told iFIBER ONE News that the RV was occupied but further intel revealed that it was vacant.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 11:52:32 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

The Big Climb fundraising events in Seattle have been postponed as the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow in western Washington. The first Big Climb event, in which 2,100 firefighters from 27 states and six countries race up the stairs of Columbia Tower to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, was set for March 8.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 9:49:30 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

A fire at the Union Gospel Mission on Trent late Tuesday evening was caused by improperly stored oily rags, according to the Spokane Fire Department. SFD teams found the fire contained in a storage room near the kitchen. The building was evacuated and smoke filled the space. Firefighters stayed at UGM for two hours, ventilating the building.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 9:48:46 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4