The one small saving grace over these last two years of horrendous wildfires in California was that they came at a time when the state had ample resources to respond without having to divert money from schools or healthcare. That won’t always be the case. As a result of climate change, we can expect catastrophic fires to occur with grim regularity.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Los Angeles Times - Metered Site

VIDEO: A group of Kansas firefighters is doing more than just putting out fires. “You always worry about those situations where you need medical attention,” says Chief Jeffrey Hooper, Hutchinson Police Department. “It is difficult then to get medics in the hot zone.” Beating the heat is something firefighters are used to.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSNW-TV NBC 3 Wichita

PHOTOS: A fire that apparently started just outside a home spread to burning two homes in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood Tuesday evening. Firefighters received the original call around 9:45 p.m. for flames coming from the back of a home in the 3200 block of 37th Place South, according to David Cuerpo with Seattle Fire.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO ABC 4 and Radio 1000

For at least three decades, voters in Key Peninsula have routinely approved six- or 10-year tax levies to fund emergency medical services provided by Fire District 16. Now the district, also known as the Key Peninsula Fire Department, is asking voters to make the levy permanent. “The community has passed this levy time and time again, so it’s clear they want to support EMS services,” said Chief Dustin Morrow.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News Tribune

Jackson Center (PA) Fire Company 77-foot aerial ladder quint. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank.