VIDEO/PHOTO: The people who've spent days helping Mt. Charleston residents after destructive floodwaters swept through their community now need some help themselves. Flood waters that brought destruction to Mt. Charleston over the weekend also dealt a heavy blow to the local volunteer fire department.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTNV-TV ABC 13 Las Vegas

The Calcutta Volunteer Fire Department is on a mission to create a certified county wide search and rescue unit comprised of first responder who can provide aid anywhere in the county in times of disaster. According to Chief Dave McCoy the search and rescue department is already an obligation of all fire departments, with everybody being responsible for their own area with fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Morning Journal - Metered Site

A Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Pompano Beach Monday morning, killing two people and injuring four others, authorities confirmed. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, one person onboard the helicopter was killed, along with another person on the ground.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPLG-TV ABC 10 Miami

A fire at a Mountlake Terrace country club Sunday afternoon caused thousands of dollars in damage. South County Fire crews responded to the Nile Country Club around 12:20 p.m. Sunday and found club employees spraying water from a garden hose onto a fire outside the kitchen. Firefighters quickly got the fire under control and no one was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Aside from swearing in four firefighters hired by the Chehalis Fire Department during the pandemic and honoring retired Captain Steve Emrich at last week’s Chehalis City Council meeting, Chief Adam Fulbright requested the council authorize him to transition the department to offer advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical services by 2024.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 9:28:02 PM - SOURCE: Centralia Chronicle