A government report says the driver of a Tesla that crashed into a fire truck near Los Angeles was using the car's Autopilot system, reports USA Today.

The driver did not see the parked fire truck and did not brake.

The Culver City fire truck had stopped in the northbound high occupancy vehicle lane with its emergency lights flashing as it responded to another crash. The firefighters were uninjured.

Yakima Firefighters battled flames from a burning arborvitae in the area of South 53rd Avenue and Chestnut Wednesday (Sept. 4) afternoon. The fire, reported shortly after noon, might have started in a faulty transformer or by downed power lines. An investigation is underway. The fire came close to a home and an RV, but firefighters were able to douse the flames before anything else burned.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 1:56:59 PM - SOURCE: KIT 1280-AM & 99.3-FM

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue recently upgraded its search and rescue prop — a training space it uses for current firefighters and students in the fire academies it hosts twice a year. In the place of two old shipping containers at the end of their useful life, there is a new structure designed to be flexible and mimic a residential three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment, with a one-bedroom, one bathroom configuration also possible thanks to movable walls.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 1:07:28 PM - SOURCE: Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber - Metered Site

The Tacoma Fire Department launched the TFD’s Safe Station Program at Fire Station 1 (901 Fawcett Ave.) on August 28, 2019, the first Safe Station program in Washington State. The program offers 24-hour seven day a week help to individuals experiencing opioid use disorder, and provides an additional way to access and receive immediate opioid use disorder treatment and other needed resources.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 6:52:24 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma Daily Index

A formal ceremony honoring first responders and the lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks is set for noon on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 9/11 Memorial Waterfront Park in Port Angeles. The ceremony at what was previously called Francis Street Park, 400 N. Francis St., will feature presentations by public safety officials, patriotic music and bagpipes, said Alan Barnard, who is organizing the event.
- PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 6:17:55 AM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette