Richmond will install transit signal priority for fire trucks and regional buses by next spring, but police cars and ambulances are excluded in the initial rollout because of funding.

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Bullard launched the Adaptix Rescue Helmet, a lightweight technical rescue helmet certified to NFPA 1950, with side-impact protection and configurable accessories.

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Five firefighters suffered minor injuries when their truck overturned near the Feliz Fire outside Hopland.

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Squad 2 is staffed by members of the department's Special Hazards & Operations Team (SHOT), a specialized unit established in 1992 that responds to technical rescue and hazardous materials incidents throughout Seminole County.

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PHOTOS: Devastating wildfires burned more than 5,300 acres in Spokane County, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced at least 60,000 people to evacuate. Gov. Bob Ferguson was there on Sunday to see the impact as he requests both short- and long-term federal help.

Katie Sullivan, of Spokane, told KOMO News she’s grateful her parents and pets are safe, but it was a difficult Saturday afternoon and night trying to evacuate.

A Sunday morning drive northwest of downtown Spokane revealed the Spokane Complex Fire had ravaged countless homes in her parents’ neighborhood. Their family home of 15 years was one of just a few still standing on the block. “We are one of the lucky ones. There was fire retardant dropped on top of the house and the cars,” Sullivan explained.

Less than a day earlier, she helped her parents evacuate as the flames crept closer, and she said they were temporarily stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. “There was a moment of fear I think I’ve never felt before in my life where a cloud of smoke comes and blocks the sun and you can hear things exploding (and) catching fire,” Sullivan explained. “There (was) nowhere to go. We did get out: families, pets. All things that are precious and important.”

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