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Posted: Jul 3, 2018

Using data analysis to discover hidden KSAs in the fire service

When most people think about data, they think about numbers: spreadsheets, charts and graphs. It’s true that quantitative data involves counting and measuring things, and provides answers to questions of how many, how much and to what extent, as well as who is involved and when things happen. But data isn’t only about these factors.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1
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Posted: Jul 3, 2018

Remarkable video captures intense house fire battle, dog rescue in California blaze

VIDEO - Stockton Fire Department released remarkable body cam footage Sunday showing firefighters battling a house fire and rescuing a caged dog who was trapped as flames approached. Firefighters were called out to the fire at a 2-story home on Chatsworth Circle on June 30, 2018. When crews arrived, the house was engulfed in flames and thick smoke was pouring from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Modesto Bee
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Posted: Jul 3, 2018

Conrad Fire reaches over 5,000 acres, 20 percent contained

Firefighters say a wildfire between Naches and Selah has burned an estimated 5,200 acres. Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized state firefighting resources Sunday at 7 p.m. to help local firefighters battling the Conrad Fire burning at the Wenas Valley. State mobilization was authorized when flames had reached 1,500 acres.
- PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV
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Posted: Jul 3, 2018

Neighbors believe fireworks to blame for brush fire near Tacoma DOC office

When Kristie Worthey heard the explosion Monday afternoon she and her neighbors rushed outside. They were met with ash and smoke from the hillside behind their building, which houses condos and apartments. “Within five minutes the flames started coming up and you could see the flames coming all the way up our trees,” Worthey said.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 9:12:08 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Jul 2, 2018

Spokane County firefighters rescue lost, injured mountain biker in Liberty Lake

Local firefighters responded to the Liberty Lake Regional Park on Saturday after a mountain biker reported he was lost somewhere in the park and injured. The mountain biker, a developmentally delayed teenager, called 911 just before 5: 30 p.m. on Saturday. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office launched the Air 2 helicopter and was able to locate the teen from above based on a GPS ping from his phone, about five miles into the trail system.
- PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 2:21:50 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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