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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

Kennewick apartment complex residents evacuate after fire breaks out

Kennewick police and firefighters responded to a fire at Clearwater Bay Apartments just before 11 p.m. Thursday night. Police say heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the balcony of a second story apartment unit. People from multiple units were evacuated. One person suffered injuries including smoke inhalation and minor burns.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2020 8:38:18 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews
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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

Level 3 evacuations continue for Greenhouse Fire near Nespelem at 20% containment

Level 3 evacuations continue to be in place for the Greenhouse Fire west of Nespelem that is burning about 1,200 acres. The fire is estimated at 20% containment. Firefighters say extreme winds propelled the fire and it is currently moving northeast. The fire is just east of the Columbia River Rd., and jumped the Schoolhouse Loop Rd.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2020 5:55:22 AM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

Nevada apartment fire engulfs vacant complex, requires multiple crews to extinguish

VIDEO: Geiger Grade and Veterans Parkway have reopened after a large apartment fire broke out at a vacant complex in south Reno. According to the Reno Fire Department, the massive blaze was reported by several people at about 3:15 a.m. on Thursday. When crews arrived on the scene shortly after, there was heavy smoke and flames as a six-story building burned.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRNV-TV NBC 4 Reno
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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

‘It’s quicker, easier and safer’: New fire truck in Illinois opens up a slew of new possibilities

A person trapped nearly 100 feet off the ground in Waukegan no longer needs to descend on a ladder guided by a firefighter paramedic. People can now be rescued and lowered to the ground in a basket affixed to a crane mechanism attached to the Waukegan Fire Department’s newest piece of equipment. The Fire Department took possession of its $1.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chicago Tribune - Metered Site
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Posted: Jul 24, 2020

New York: Rockland firefighters' parade and convention canceled for first time in more than a century

For the first time in 108 years, Rockland's volunteer firefighters’ parade and convention will be canceled. Both events were casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. The Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association board of directors voted on Wednesday to cancel the convention. The annual parade, which was to be hosted this year by West Nyack Fire Engine Co.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NY Journal News (Lohud.com)
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