VIDEO: One of the biggest challenges of putting out an electric vehicle (EV) fire is trying to get inside the battery to flood the battery. "They're very difficult to put out," said Avondale Fire Department Battalion Chief Garry Siler. Now, there is a new device that punctures holes in an EV's battery, and floods it with water.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

VIDEO: A long-time firefighter in Lancaster County has created an epic book highlighting firefighters of New York City. Glenn Usdin hopes the photographs and stories are inspirational to first responders and anyone who might need their help. "This is a very unique profession in American society, that when everybody else is running out of burning buildings, firefighters — whether they be professional or volunteer — firefighters are running into the building," Usdin explains about the men and women featured in the pages.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGAL-TV NBC 8 Lancaster

VIDEO: Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm in Keaton Beach, located along Florida's Gulf Coast near Tallahassee. After rapidly intensifying on its path through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and briefly registering as a Category 4 storm, the hurricane hit Florida's Big Bend area with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News

There are a total of 17 “large” wildfires actively burning in Oregon and Washington, the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center said in an Aug. 29 report. Nearly 5,000 firefighters are battling the various fires, consuming more than 125,000 acres of forest and grassland in the region. Northwest Interagency Coordination Center fire management specialist Zachary Ellinger told KOIN 6 News that these wildfire statistics account for all fires or fire complexes larger than 100 acres.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

Despite the rain and cooler temperatures, the risk of brush fires remains very high in the region. Lightning in the forecast is raising concern for firefighters who have been battling flames throughout the summer. There is an active Stage 2 Burn Ban in Pierce County, where Fire Marshal Ken Rice said the change in weather is not enough to reduce brush fire danger.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 10:51:52 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle