FOX 13 News spoke to the man who says he knows the four people killed following a house fire in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. Saturday morning, fire officials and police responded to a house on the corner of N 48th St and Whitman Ave N. Investigators say they found four people dead inside, including two adults, a child and a baby.
- PUB DATE: 9/5/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

VIDEO: State officials had been warning Florida residents about the threat posed by storm surge to electric vehicles since Monday, days before Hurricane Idalia made landfall. In the aftermath of the destructive storm, Pinellas officials report at least two incidents of electric vehicles combusting after their lithium-ion batteries were exposed to the saltwater.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa Bay

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the creation of a new Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group meant to ensure the safety and security of energy storage systems across the state, following fire incidents at facilities in Jefferson, Orange, and Suffolk Counties this summer. State agencies will begin immediate inspections of energy storage sites, and the working group is intended to help prevent fires and ensure emergency responders have the necessary training and information to prepare and deploy resources in the event of a fire.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: POWER Engineering

Firefighters who battled the deadly Lahaina wildfires on August 8 have earned immense gratitude for their efforts to fend off the historic inferno fed by hurricane force winds and large swaths of fire prone bone-dry brush. Chris Frueh, a psychology professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo provides insight into short- and long-term medical, psychological and social risks firefighters can sustain in their line of work.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: University of Hawaii News

VIDEO: Killeen’s Fire Station 9 held an auction to raise donations for two firefighters who are currently battling cancer. The station has an allotted pool of donations named the Benevolence fund, which goes to taking care of firefighter’s financial stability when they leave work due to medical or personal issues.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KWTX-TV CBS 10 Waco