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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Sky Valley volunteer firefighter dies in Index rock climbing accident

VIDEO: On Saturday, the Sky Valley Fire Department announced a volunteer firefighter in the force died from a rock-climbing accident. “Unfortunately, he’d only been here a couple of months and had gone through the training and he’d just started his career with us,” said Assistant Chief of Operations Ernie Walters.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 2:36:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

VIDEO: Helmet camera footage reveals harrowing firefighting efforts in deadly Oklahoma apartment fire

New helmet camera footage obtained by FOX 25 shows a closer look at the battle firefighters had to face during a deadly apartment complex fire October 20 in northwest Oklahoma City. According to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, crews responded to a three alarm fire at the Penn Station apartment complex around 7pm that Friday, seeing smoke billowing from the building miles away.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX 25 Oklahoma City
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Automatic gas shutoffs could cut San Francisco post-quake fires in half, expert says

VIDEO: A UC Berkeley researcher says that automatic gas shutoff devices, like those used in Los Angeles and Japan, could cut the number of post-earthquake fires in half in San Francisco. But the city of San Francisco has yet to embrace shutoff technology, said Charles Scawthorn, an internationally recognized expert on fires after quakes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNTV NBC 11 San Jose
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Volunteer fire department in Tennessee proves age is just a number

VIDEO: The Tellico Village Fire Department is unique in a few ways. First, they say they serve a unique community of people that is growing in age and growing older. Second, they have one of the fastest response times in the state with an average of 4 minutes, compared to a national average of 6 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
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Posted: Oct 30, 2023

Teen dies after being trapped in Snohomish County trailer fire

PHOTOS: A teenager was found dead inside of a trailer that caught fire early Sunday morning. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) was dispatched to the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park located in the 13200 block of Elliott Road at 4:33 a.m. after receiving reports of a neighbor’s fifth wheel camper on fire.
- PUB DATE: 10/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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