PHOTOS: A truck got stuck in a New York City tunnel between Brooklyn and Manhattan causing a miles-long traffic jam, resulting in firefighters sawing apart the vehicle's trailer, officials said. The 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck became wedged about a mile into the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel on Thursday morning, and it took responding crews around two hours to remove the vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News

Retired Edmonds Fire Chief Jack Cooper went to live with God in heaven on September 16, 2023. He was a loving husband, dad, Grandpa, uncle and brother. Jack was born November 2, 1930 in Burleson, Texas, to Ferg and Bertha Cooper and spent most of his youth in Texas before moving to Sunnyside, WA, while in high school.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lynwood Today

Beginning next fiscal year, the Washington Army National Guard will have a new unit primarily focused on firefighting. “The addition of engineer firefighting teams will provide tactical firefighting capability to the Pacific Northwest,” said Brig. Gen. Paul Sellars, commanding general of the Washington Army National Guard.
- PUB DATE: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Guard

Yakima’s plan for an Upper Valley regional fire authority is off the table for the time being. Yakima City Manager Bob Harrison and Fire Chief Aaron Markham said a feasibility study is on hold due to opposition from the fire districts that would be candidates for joining the proposed authority. “Without any interest from our partners in participating in a regional fire authority, that is no longer an option for the city to consider,” Harrison said.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 9:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic - Metered Site

VIDEO: Newly released body cam footage shows first responders in Algona pull an unconscious driver and passenger from a burning car. Over the weekend, Algona Police and Valley Fire crews responded to calls of a car on fire on the roadway along West Valley Highway. The car crashed into a ditch before it caught fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2023 2:48:35 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle