Pilot Robert Delleo has been flying for the N.C. Forest Service for 10 years and says it’s not unheard-of to hit a bird as you’re skimming just above the treetops over a wildfire. What he really worries about, though, is the possibility of hitting a drone, which fly at that same altitude and are just as impossible to see when you’re moving at more than 200 mph.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The News & Observer

VIDEO: A woman died and at least five more people were injured Sunday afternoon when a crane fell into an Old East Dallas apartment building as storms pummeled the Dallas area. Crews searching Elan City Lights apartments found the woman inside an apartment after the crane crashed into the east side of the building, Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said.
- PUB DATE: 6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Dallas Morning News

Arlington (TX) Fire/Rescue, 100-foot aerial platform. Gladiator EMFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 565-hp engine; Waterous CPK2 300-gpm PTO pump.

With the most dangerous wildfire season anticipated for the entire state, crews over at Yakima County Fire District 5 were getting their hands dirty, training to fight deadly and devastating wildfires. “With the potential of this year’s fire season, they're gonna step up and between the structure fires, aid calls, and the wildland fires, these guys are gonna do a lot of good work and save a lot of people," said Yakima County Fire District Five Captain Dave Martin.
- PUB DATE: 6/9/2019 5:26:49 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Two Kent residents were displaced Friday morning after their home caught fire in the 12400 block of SE 275th Place. The fire was reported at 9:40 a.m. after the homeowners heard their smoke alarm activate, according to a Puget Sound Fire news release. When they investigated, they found fire and smoke in the garage.
- PUB DATE: 6/8/2019 7:44:21 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter