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Posted: Oct 9, 2018

Students volunteer to help Spokane Fire install smoke alarms in homes

To raise awareness about campus and community fire safety, the Spokane Fire Department, Red Cross and Whitworth University are partnering with First Alert, along with Campus Firewatch and the Michael H. Minger Foundation, to participate in the Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project. As part of the Town/Gown Fire Safety Community Service Project, Spokane Fire Department was chosen along with 24 other departments to host community events nationwide.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 11:44:59 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Oct 9, 2018

Mom, baby safe in accidental Spokane apartment fire

At 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Spokane firefighters responded to fire alarms going off at a South Hill apartment complex at 3210 E 44th Ave. A mom and her baby were in their apartment when a candle was accidentally knocked onto a bed and started the fire. The mother and child safely got out of the building.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 11:33:45 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Oct 9, 2018

Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department to Open Renewable-Energy Fire Station

 

Firehouse to Be Dedicated Wednesday

Recent news reports looked at a rare type of fire station about the be dedicatd in Salt Lake City: a firehouse that creates as much renewable energy as it uses.

Station No. 3 generates its own power from a 110-kilowatt solar array with more than 300 panels. It also has energy-efficient features like triple-pane window glazing.

The city says it's the second in the country to have be a net-zero energy building, after another Salt Lake City fire station was dedicated in May. See the video for that firehouse below.

Read more about the features of the station above.

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Posted: Oct 9, 2018

ME Fire Truck Flips on Way to Fire

Fire truck overturns on way to fire - Waldo VillageSoup

A West Frankfort fire tanker truck on its way to a structure fire in Monroe ended up on its side, blocking Dickie Hill Road yesterday, according to NewsCenter Maine. West Frankfort Fire Chief Roy Stone told the television station the department has a policy of staying to the far right on back roads to avoid oncoming traffic.

Driver OK; Apparatus Totaled

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Posted: Oct 9, 2018

Yakima house destroyed after a fire

A house was destroyed during a fire early Sunday morning. Firefighters were forced to battle the flames from outside of the house on the 4600 block of Hilltop Loop. After the first and second floor ended up collapsing and released natural gas. While on the way down it damaged a gas meter, making the fire more dangerous to put out.
- PUB DATE: 10/9/2018 7:31:46 AM - SOURCE: NBCRightNow.com
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