Posted: Oct 1, 2018
A jackknifed semi truck snarled traffic late Sunday night on I-5 in Tacoma, injuring six and snarling overnight traffic for hours in the chaos.
A semi driver traveling south on I-5 around 11:30 p.m. Sunday jackknifed, struck the barrier separating the two directions of traffic on I-5 near SR-16, and caused another semi driver to hit the barrier.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Oct 1, 2018
Bossier City (LA) Fire Department MVP rescue aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; new Ferrara aerial with 2.5:1 structural safety factor, three-section heavy-duty steel ladder with 79-foot vertical reach at 80 degrees
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Posted: Sep 30, 2018
On Sunday, Spokane Fire District 8 tweeted about an unusual extrication that took place on Saturday near Mica, just south of Spokane Valley.
A car rolled off Highway 27 and became suspended in some trees. Firefighters successfully removed both the driver and the driver's dog from the vehicle
The patient was transported to a nearby hospital and is in stable condition.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2018 7:56:27 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Sep 30, 2018
Firefighters from the Puget Sound and Renton regional fire authorities responded to and exinguished a house fire in the 11400 block of Southeast 217 Street on Saturday night.
Neighbors first reported the fire around 9 p.m., which started in the covered walkway of the two-story house. The fire heavily damaged the front of the home, melting the siding and breaking out two windows.
- PUB DATE: 9/30/2018 1:00:42 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter
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Posted: Sep 28, 2018
The Longview City Council Thursday honored two off-duty firefighters and two citizens who saved the life of a Longview man after he had a heart attack while fishing.
Later in the meeting, the council then voted to accept a grant that will help pay for three additional firefighters.
Chris Wills, who is married to Longview Parks and Recreation Director Jennifer Wills, was fishing on the Columbia River in the early morning on Aug.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2018 2:46:20 PM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News
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