VIDEO: A UC Berkeley researcher says that automatic gas shutoff devices, like those used in Los Angeles and Japan, could cut the number of post-earthquake fires in half in San Francisco. But the city of San Francisco has yet to embrace shutoff technology, said Charles Scawthorn, an internationally recognized expert on fires after quakes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose

VIDEO: The Tellico Village Fire Department is unique in a few ways. First, they say they serve a unique community of people that is growing in age and growing older. Second, they have one of the fastest response times in the state with an average of 4 minutes, compared to a national average of 6 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville

PHOTOS: A teenager was found dead inside of a trailer that caught fire early Sunday morning. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) was dispatched to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park located in the 13200 block of Elliott Road at 4:33 a.m. after receiving reports of a neighbor’s fifth wheel camper on fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTOS: The Seattle Fire Department rescued a 73-year-old man and a 78-year-old man from their vehicle after the car went into the water after a rollover crash at Golden Gardens Park. Firefighters pulled the victims out of their vehicle which had come to rest on top of rocks near the waterline. Rescue swimmers also searched the water for other potential victims but didn’t find anyone.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 9:32:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Several off-duty firefighters rushed to the aid of the driver of a tanker truck who was involved in a fiery rollover crash, leading to hours-long lane closures and massive traffic backups along Interstate 595 in Davie. All westbound lanes were shut down near Nob Hill Road after the tanker rolled over and caught on fire, Thursday afternoon.
- PUB DATE: 10/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSVN-TV FOX 7 Miami