A taco truck in Richland was destroyed by flames on Monday night. According to Richland Fire Battalion Chief Brenda Rodgers, the fire broke out at Wild Taco just before 9 p.m. on Aaron Drive and Wellsian Way. She said two people were inside at the time, but fortunately, they escaped. A patron outside was also uninjured.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2019 5:51:28 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

The body of the Captain Michael Bell who died Monday in the explosion in Farmington will return home Tuesday morning. Fire Capt. Michael Bell, 68, was a 30-year-member of the Farmington Fire Rescue and died in the powerful, apparent gas-related blast at LEAP Inc., that leveled the building, killing Bell and injuring seven others.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NewsCenterMaine.com

Twenty Prince George's County firefighters have scabies, a highly contagious condition in which tiny mites burrow under the skin and cause severe itching and rashes, fire and health officials announced Monday. Prince George's County Fire Chief Ben Barksdale said 205 employees of the department were tested.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4

The U.S. Honor Flag came back through Utah, making several stops along the Wasatch Front. It travels the country honoring first responders who have given their lives for the community. It has made its way 7 million miles in the last 18 years, starting as a way to honor the hero’s of Sept. 11, 2001.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City

Firefighters have approved a contract that gives them an 11 percent wage increase over the course of the 6-year agreement, but also boosts the employee pension contribution and limits the number of retirees in a given year. The document between the city and Local 825, IAFF, AFL-CIO has been sent to the Board of Alders, which must act on it by Oct.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Haven Register