Channel 2 Investigates has learned a rotating group of Houston firefighters equipped with a tent, waited with a broken HFD fire truck for about 11 hours. The rotating crews were on-duty but unavailable to respond to emergency calls during the overnight event in Kingwood. "Nobody gave them direction as to checking on them, where do they go, there was no water, no restrooms out there, and no one gave them direction," Patrick Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, said.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

The Washington Air National Guard was busy Monday mapping out the McCleod wildfire in Okanogan County. They’re using infrared technology that normally helps pinpoint enemy targets. “We essentially bring what we do in the military, which is dropping bombs on behalf of the Army, to here in fighting wildland forest fires,” said Lt.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO 7 Seattle

An off-duty Klickitat County firefighter alerted an Outlook family about a fire in their garage Sunday night, according to Yakima County firefighters. Yakima County Fire District 5 crews were called shortly after 9 p.m. for a fire at 2730 Outlook Road. A Klickitat County firefighter in the area helped the people in the house next to the garage get out safely, according to a fire district news release.
- PUB DATE: 8/20/2018 11:38:08 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Wentzville (MO) Fire Protection District 100-foot midmount platform quint. Commander 4000 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 600-hp engine; Waterous S100 single-stage 1,750-gpm pump.