After a Portland man fell 60 feet from a steep trail in Acadia National Park, rescuers spent eight hours getting him to safety. The hiker suffered broken bones and lacerations, but his injuries are not considered life-threatening, park officials said Wednesday morning. The 26-year-old man, whose name has not been released, fell Monday while hiking up the Precipice Trail on the East Side of Champlin Mountain.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News

The family of Bert Miller, a quiet-but-witty, unassuming mechanic and volunteer firefighter shot and killed Sunday during an LDS Church sacrament meeting 60 miles east of Reno, Nevada, had been looking forward to a family reunion this week built around his 62nd birthday on Saturday. nstead, in a tragic turn, his family will lay him to rest after a funeral on Friday.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Deseret News

Fire District 3 aspires to be "the best rural fire district in America," and within the last year, the fire district has taken several steps to achieve its vision, including the purchase of new equipment and the reinstatement of its fire risk specialist program. After balancing its budget last year, the fire district added a new 3,000-gallon water tender to its apparatus at a cost of $334,211.
- PUB DATE: 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Woonsocket (RI) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II Metro 100 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 87-foot waterway; 1,000-gpm Akron monitor on waterway.

Fire danger continues to increase in central Washington as triple-digit temperatures are forecasted for next week. Eleven counties are now listed as very high or extreme wildfire danger, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. Those counties include Grant, Adams, Douglas, Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, Yakima, Klickitat, Benton, Franklin and Whitman.
- PUB DATE: 7/24/2018 6:38:51 PM - SOURCE: iFiberOne