Darley appointed General (Ret) Joseph L. Votel to its Board of Directors.

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Emergency crews responded to a fire at the Barrington Place apartments in Westlake on Wednesday morning. According to Westlake police, no injuries were reported. Officers evacuated residents from the building’s first and second floors while firefighters cleared the third floor.

Westlake Fire Capt. Russell Hetman told 3News the fire started on the third floor. When firefighters arrived, they encountered heavy fire conditions, with flames extending through the roof. Crews were able to safely evacuate everyone from the building.

The fire has since been knocked down, but firefighters continued to extinguish hot spots. Officials believe the blaze originated on a third-floor balcony.

The Westlake Fire Department was assisted by fire crews from Avon, Lakewood, Bay Village and Rocky River. Hetman said the building’s third floor was heavily damaged.

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VIDEO: For firefighters, every second counts — especially when the person in danger is one of their own. The Tulsa Fire Department is making sure crews are ready for the unexpected through specialized training focused on rescuing fellow firefighters in life-threatening situations.

Tulsa firefighters are taking part in specialized “May Day” training designed to prepare them for one of the most dangerous situations they can face — rescuing one of their own.

The training is part of the Tulsa Fire Department’s regular curriculum and teaches firefighters how to quickly remove a colleague’s protective gear and get them to safety if they become trapped, injured or suffer a medical emergency while fighting a fire.

Training Captain Jacob Younger said firefighters face a variety of hazards that can suddenly put a crew member in danger.

“There could be a number of different things that cause an issue that force us to have to pull one of our own out of the fire,” Younger said. “It can be an equipment malfunction, outside of our control. It can be a collapse. It could be the fire conditions itself that overrun what our capabilities are. Or it could be a medical emergency.”

The Tulsa Fire Department estimates one to two firefighters are treated each month for cardiac emergencies, making medical response a key part of the training.

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PHOTOS: This summer has seen ferocious wildfires tearing across southern Europe earlier in the season than usual. More than 240,000 acres of land have already been destroyed across Spain, with a recent blaze in the south quickly turning into one the country’s deadliest.

Preventing wildfires has become a high-tech endeavor of satellites, drones and AI systems. But 80 miles south of Barcelona, an ancient solution is quietly roaming across the mountain. It’s a herd of donkeys.

Tivissa Donkey Firefighters, a nonprofit in southern Catalonia, rehabilitates mistreated and abandoned donkeys and puts them to work as “firefighters.” By grazing the most flammable grasses in mountains and rural areas, they carve natural firebreaks across the dry Mediterranean landscape.

Founder Joan Cedó Sans took in the first few donkeys in 2020; he now has a herd of 62, moving across the region to clear private and public lands thanks to their seemingly endless appetites.

“We’re grateful for the animals that we feel deserve a second opportunity,” he told CNN, in Catalan. Remembering the fires that swept near his land in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, in 2013, he decided to test if the first donkeys would clear the forest undergrowth around it. “They ate everything,” he said.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters battle a 2-alarm fire at a manufacturing plant in Arlington, and residents have been asked to avoid using water. The city first reported the fire via a Facebook post shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Photos from the scene showed a ladder truck pouring water on the flames at Stella Jones on 188th Street.

According to the company’s website, the business manufactures pressure-treated wood products, steel structures, and utility pole crossarms. The fire is creating a lot of smoke in the area, and the city said a significant amount of water is being used to fight the fire.

“When firefighters open fire hydrants to fight a fire, this creates a high water flow through the City’s water mains. This sudden surge can loosen rust and sediment inside the pipes. As a result, some residents may notice temporary sediment, discoloration, or brown water in their taps,” the city said in a 7:05 a.m. Facebook post. “This is not harmful, but please avoid using water for the next few hours to allow the sediment to settle in the lines. If you need to use water, please use cold water until the color of the water clears.

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