More than 17 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, EMTs sickened at the World Trade Center are still fighting for unlimited sick time due to resistance, they say, from Mayor de Blasio. Lawmakers and union leaders ripped de Blasio Monday for his opposition to legislation that would expand unlimited sick time — already available to NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters, and to first responders from outside the city — to another about 4,000 city workers, including FDNY EMS workers.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Daily News

First responders were honored Friday at a U.S. Postal Service stamp ceremony in Montecito. The firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical personnel who assisted during the Thomas Fire and Jan. 9 mudslide were specifically recognized as a new, commemorative "First Responder" Forever stamp was dedicated.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSBY.com

An afternoon of fishing took an unexpected turn for two friends Sunday. The men were in a canoe on Shadow Lake in Snohomish County when it flipped and they were tossed into the water around 5:30 p.m. "The water was freezing," said Kaelin Mack. Mack said he and his friend initially didn't think they needed help.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU 2

Tacoma fire investigators say it was lithium ion batteries inside an electronic that caused a fire at Simon Metals early Monday morning. Investigators say spontaneous combustion of the batteries sparked the fire. The blaze erupted around 2 a.m. Monday in the bottom of a scrap pile and it took firefighters more than six hours to contain the flames.
- PUB DATE: 9/17/2018 7:40:31 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13