VIDEO: A runaway barge caused by high winds at the Seattle waterfront has been secured by the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard confirmed the barge drifted from Terminal 18 and made contact with Pier 66 in Elliot Bay just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The Coast Guard said it will be doing a damage assessment at the pier.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

South County Fire will use nearly $1 million in outside funding to expand community paramedic services that help reduce 911 calls and emergency room visits, according to a news release. Community resource paramedics connect frequent 911 callers with social services and other resources to meet their often complex needs.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 5:21:44 PM - SOURCE: My Edmonds News

A devastating death at a popular climbing spot in Index is hitting local firefighters especially hard. The tributes have been coming in as friends, family, and fellow first responders try to come to grips with the death of Michal Rynkiewicz. They show what an impact he had on both Sky Valley Fire, where he was a volunteer firefighter, and the local climbing community.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 1:20:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: WJZ has learned that the Baltimore Fire Department is making adjustments to how it fights fires. The adjusted procedures were sent out in a memo to staff on Tuesday. For the second week in a row, firefighters gathered outside the Duda-Ruck Funeral Home in Dundalk to pay respects to one of their fallen brothers.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJZ-TV CBS 13 Baltimore

VIDEO: A rescue mission is underway in Eastern Kentucky. Crews are helping to rescue one person after an 11 story building collapsed in Martin County. One person has died. Among the crews helping are Lexington firefighters. Lexington firefighters left around three in the morning on Tuesday and arrived in Martin County around 5:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKYT-TV CBS/CW 27 Lexington