VIDEO/PHOTOS: A team of mental health professionals will now be responding along with police and firefighters to calls of people who are in crisis in Seattle. The Community Assisted Response and Engagement (CARE) department is adding six behavioral health specialists to the city's 911 systems. The pilot program, which started Monday, will provide service from 11 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 7:43:04 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

PHOTO: Two men have been charged in the stealing of a historic bell that went missing from a South Jersey fire department last week. The Pleasantville Fire Department in Atlantic County asked for the public’s help in a social media post last Tuesday after discovering that the historic artifact had gone missing.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

National First Responders Day on October 28 recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when disaster strikes. Not sure what a first responder does? Just think about 9/11 for a moment. Firefighters, police, paramedics, and more — rushing into Lower Manhattan.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: National Today

Over the weekend, a fire involving lithium-ion batteries lit up a warehouse in Brooklyn where hundreds of e-bikes and other mobility devices were being stored. The New York City Council is now trying to tackle the problem from a different approach - by going after third-party delivery companies. As the crisis from lithium-ion battery fires continues to swell, officials say it's time delivery companies share responsibility.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

PHOTOS: Portland Fire and Rescue’s training center will receive a customized golf cart in memory of former Training Chief Ron Bender. The customized golf cart is being given to the training facility by the family of Training Chief Ron Bender. Officials say Ron loved to golf after his retirement from the Portland Fire Bureau and customized his golf cart to resemble a fire engine, complete with ladders, axes, a siren, a bell, and few other unique elements “only a true firefighter could envision.
- PUB DATE: 10/25/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland