Fond du Lac County is making use of new, clever technology to get first responders to the right location. The technology, called “what3words,” converts numeric GPS coordinates into words. The words are then decoded by first responders using the what3words app in the field. Fond du Lac County Communications Director Amy Haase says this eliminates the risk of typing in a wrong number for GPS coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds or decimal degrees.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A couple in Tacoma is looking for a place to stay after an early morning fire tore through their home. It happened at South Seventh and Washington streets early Thursday morning. When our crew arrived at the scene, it was evident that most of the damage was at the back of the home. The fire appeared to have started there and spread to the inside.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Fire crews from around the valley responded to an intense brush fire near the AG Museum in Union Gap. First reports of the fire came in around 7 P.M. Yakima County Emergency Management put in level two evacuation notices for people on Eagle Crest Dr. and Goodman Rd. A level three evacuation was put in for the Lesure Hill Mobile Home Park.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

VIDEO: Weeks after the Oregon Road and Gray fires burned through parts of Spokane County, heartache turned into headaches for homeowners who lost everything to the flames. That's because many of them are finding out they're required to get an asbestos test before they clean up the debris. One reason it's become a headache is the question of how much it'll cost.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

T-Mobile and Pano AI are helping Washington Department of Natural Resources fight wildfires with the use of 5G and artificial intelligence. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz gave an update on how the technology can be used to attack wildfires as soon as they start on Thursday. “With wildfire every second counts,” Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz said.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2023 7:01:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle