Crews from the Spokane Fire Department (SFD) conducted a technical rescue operation Tuesday night in the area of West Summit Boulevard and North A Street, after responding to reports of a teenager falling on the rocks near the Spokane River.

Family members at the scene of the operation told NonStop Local that the victim was a 15-year-old boy who attempted to climb down from the Old Watermain Bridge, before he fell to the rocks and concrete below the bridge. The teen’s younger siblings claimed they heard screaming after the fall and quickly contacted authorities, prompting the rescue operation.

According to NonStop Local personnel at the scene, SFD crews used ropes to lower a stretcher down to the bottom of a nearby trail, then hoisted the victim up to where emergency responders were staged, near West Summit Boulevard.

The victim was successfully transported out from the river bank with the rope system, after which he received initial medical treatment. SFD personnel told NonStop Local that the individual had sustained multiple fractures in his legs and had fractured one of his arms.

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Seattle Fire Department hazmat crews responded Tuesday to the 1100 block of East Madison Street at Seattle University after reports of a possible natural gas leak. The building was evacuated as a safety precaution while crews investigated the source of the odor.

Fire officials said an odor consistent with natural gas was detected outside the front of the building. However, air monitoring equipment did not detect the presence of natural gas inside the area being investigated. The building remained evacuated as hazmat crews continued their investigation. Hazmat crews found an open container emitting the smell of sulfur (rotten eggs), fire officials said.

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Liliana Causor walks through the Highland Fire Department with the confidence of a veteran. She has volunteered for the department since 2014 and was recently promoted to deputy chief. Causor grew up around here, graduating from Highland High School in 2007. Many know of her prowess in soccer as a forward. Causor grew up playing soccer, loved playing soccer, always wanted to play soccer.

Firefighting, not so much. She hadn’t even thought about it until a friend at the fire department said Highland needed volunteers and suggested she check into it. That suggestion changed Causor’s life.In May, Causor received the EMS Responder of the Year award from the Washington State Fire Fighters’ Association. She accepted the award during the organization’s 103rd annual fire conference in Wenatchee.

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Los Angeles County has secured a $41.25 million contract to lease two Super Scooper air tankers for five more years to enhance wildfire suppression capabilities during fire season.

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Ricochet and the NVFC are donating PPE to U.S. volunteer fire and rescue departments facing funding challenges. The program offers gear packages through three application periods this fall.

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