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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

A Look Back: An explosion in bitter cold headlined a tragic day for one Missouri fire department

PHOTOS: On Jan. 10, 1962, all the talk was about bitter cold. At 3 p.m., with the temperature only 4 degrees, Carson Crocker was cutting a customer's hair at 702 Chouteau Avenue. Police officer Kenneth Jones tried to stay warm in his patrol car one block away. Major Nesbit worked inside the Ralston Purina feed mill that towered over the neighborhood just south of downtown.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Metered Site
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue considers raising levy rate back up

Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue officials say additional staffing is needed to keep up with higher call volumes. Calls for CKFR have been on the rise – increasing 35% in the last five years. In 2022, the district responded to 11,062 calls, of which 67% were for emergency medical services. Revenue, however, is not keeping up with the demand for and costs to provide such services.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Daily News
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Large tree falls on top of car in Tacoma, traps person inside

PHOTOS: A person is recovering from minor injuries after a tree falling left them trapped in their car Tuesday afternoon. Tacoma fire posted on X that a large tree fell on a vehicle in the 4700 block of S. 48th St. at 12:50 p.m. Pictures posted by Tacoma fire show that at least two cars were under the fallen tree.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC/CW 4 Seattle
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Fire districts in Port Angeles, Sequim agree to automatic response to each other’s structure fires

Fire district leaders in Port Angeles and Sequim have agreed to a plan that sees three agencies automatically respond to and/or back each other up during a structure fire. The move for an Automatic Aid Operational Plan started at a June meeting between Clallam County Fire District 2, District 3, and Port Angeles Fire District leaders and elected officials where they agreed to work with PenCom, Clallam County’s 9-1-1 center, to better collaborate fire/EMS response depending on location.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sequim Gazette
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Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Seattle Fire Department crews respond to fire inside electrical vault

Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a fire inside an electrical vault early Wednesday morning. The fire caught in what SFD describes as a “utility space” at 23rd Avenue East and East John Street. Crews were able to secure the scene and turn it over to Seattle City Light roughly an hour after the fire started.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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