A prestigious firefighter training event is coming to Tulsa for the first time. The Oklahoma Smoke Diver Program will be held at the Tulsa Fire Training Center next March and is expected to have a $200,000 economic impact on the community.The program is only available in a handful of states. Oklahoma firefighters began work on bringing it to the state about five years ago.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 23 News

Three men were killed when flames tore through an abandoned home overnight in Queens. Police sources told CBS2 the cause is believed to be suspicious. Firefighters were called shortly after midnight to Farmers Boulevard near 111th Avenue in the St. Albans section. When crews arrived, they found the men – believed to be squatters – already dead inside the house.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York CBS Local

Walla Walla Fire is using a "Keep the Wreaths Red" program to remind people about fire safety this holiday season. They will display a red wreath at every fire station starting Monday. The red wreath resembles that no fires happened during the holiday season, but when firefighters get called out to a fire scene one of the bulbs on the wreath will turn white.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 10:40:33 PM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com

Fire investigators are narrowing down the cause of the Wednesday’s big barn fire near Leavenworth. At 11:41 p.m., fire crews rushed to the scene of the blaze where a two-story 2,300 sq. ft. barn was engulfed in flames. Built in the sometime in the early 90’s, the barn stored two vehicles, a tractor, snow machines and at least one goat.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 10:40:58 AM - SOURCE: iFiberOne

A new pilot program called Health One is in its third week at the Seattle Fire Department to respond to calls that aren’t considered emergencies. There were 96,000 calls to the 911 center in 2018. About 42 percent of them were considered non-emergency, according to the city of Seattle. The pilot program provides services to non-emergency calls, and keeps resources free for emergencies that need immediate attention.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 7:56:36 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13