VIDEO: While dirt and traffic headaches turn into extravagant Las Vegas Grand Prix (LVGP) grandstands and world-class racing structures, first responders are preparing for potential obstacles to reach thousands of spectators and hotel guests during three days of street closures. The track that’s in place today – nearly four miles of public roads, including the Las Vegas Strip – once looked much different.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

If you take a wrong turn here this weekend, you could end up lost in a haunted corn maze, or worse - you could be chased by one of the creepy characters that lurk in the dark. The Belfield Volunteer Fire Department is putting on its yearly haunted house fundraiser on Main Street. “There's maybe one or two things that are the same, but everything else is completely different than it was last year,” Ashley Gross, volunteer firefighter said.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dickinson Press - Metered Site

Attempting to physically interfere with a firefighter or intentionally hindering a first responder by disobeying a direct order in Lewis County can now result in up to 364 days in jail and a $5,000 fine. Lewis County commissioners unanimously adopted ordinance 1349 on Tuesday. It was suggested by Winlock-area Lewis County Fire District 15 Commissioner Randy Pennington, who learned in August that interfering with a firefighter or emergency responder was no longer directly against state law.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 8:20:28 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle

A residential fire in Tacoma closed several roads as crews worked to put out the flames Tuesday morning, according to the Tacoma Fire Department. At about 9:11 a.m., firefighters responded to the reported fire in the 900 block of South Sprague Avenue. South Sprague Avenue, from 9th to 11th Street, was closed as crews worked to knock the fire down.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 5:37:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Firefighters were called to a Union Gap address on South 3rd Street around 1:00 AM Tuesday morning after reports of a structure fire and a person with mobility issues, trapped in the basement. Firefighters were able to reach the basement despite the heavy smoke and flames engulfing the lower part of the building, ultimately rescuing the man who was trapped downstairs.
- PUB DATE: 10/17/2023 9:30:59 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima