VIDEO/PHOTOS: Clackamas Fire Department is getting some major upgrades thanks to virtual reality or VR. The station's brand new VR simulation program was funded by the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant. The department is now the second fire agency to use this program in the U.S., a department in Oklahoma was the first.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is celebrating the successful Congressional passage of lithium-ion battery regulation, achieved through collaborative advocacy efforts with local, state, and federal partners. “This bill is the first step in what must be a long-term, nationwide conversation,” Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: City of New York Fire Department

VIDEO: The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is making history with its first-ever father-daughter duo. Captain Gordon Wolcott pinned his daughter, Raechel Elhers at a ceremony back in March, officially welcoming her to SFD. He said he always knew she would one day follow in his footsteps. “I know from her personality that she would do it or die trying,” Wolcott said.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Spokane fire investigators are looking for a man they believe set fire to a bush near a dog grooming business in the Emerson Garfield neighborhood early Wednesday morning. According to a release from the Spokane Fire Department, a man was caught on video setting fire to an evergreen bush at the southwest corner of Lil Bit of Grooming.
- PUB DATE: 5/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

VIDEO: Chopper 6 was over a dramatic crash rescue that unfolded in Chester County on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to a collision on the 400 block of Hilltop Road in Tredyffrin Township just after 10:30 a.m. Authorities say a man had been trapped under a red SUV for at least 30 minutes before he was freed.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia