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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

National campaign inspires firefighters and others to become living kidney donors

VIDEO: It’s estimated that more than 100,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for a kidney transplant with over 3,000 patients added to the list each month. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Knox Company have launched the “Expand Your Legacy – Become a Living Kidney Donor” campaign to raise awareness on the life-changing impacts of becoming a living kidney donor.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMC-TV NBC 5 Memphis
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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

First responder deaths from post-9/11 illnesses nearly equals number of firefighters who died that day

VIDEO: The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves. A total of 341 New York City Fire Department firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post-911 illnesses are now memorialized at the FDNY World Trade Center Memorial Wall, according to the Uniformed Firefighters Association.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

Bonney Lake house fire kills person trapped inside single-story home

VIDEO: A person is dead after a house fire in Bonney Lake trapped them inside a one story-home. East Pierce firefighters were dispatched shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday night to a residential fire at the 18200 block of 95th Loop St E. Dispatchers received reports that a person was trapped inside the burning home.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

Kennewick fire crews respond to Zintel Canyon fire

PHOTOS: According to Kennewick Fire Department Fire Chief, Chad Michael the Zintel Canyon Fire on the afternoon of September 8, may have been human-caused. At 1:16 p.m. KFD was called to a Natural Cover Fire behind the Kennewick Irrigation District administrative building. When crews arrived it was found that a large black collumn of smoke was coming from the Canyon.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland
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Posted: Sep 11, 2023

VIDEO: Crews knock down fire in Lacey mobile home park

Crews are investigating after a massive fire broke out in a mobile home park in Lacey early Saturday morning. Just after midnight, firefighters with the Lacey Fire Department (LFD) responded to reports of a fire in the 6800 block of Martin Way E. Upon arrival, crews found a mobile home completely engulfed in flames, which were spreading to two additional homes.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle
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