Rob Rezende was heading home from a hazmat conference in Sacramento when people started texting him about a lithium-ion battery fire in Escondido. Before his plane took off, he watched drone footage on his phone showing smoke and flames erupting from a container at the SDG&E energy storage facility on Sept.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Microsoft Start

The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) announced the launch of its Authorized Education Network (AEN), a global initiative designed to meet the increasing demand for high-quality safety training. Through the AEN, NFPA-approved instructors will deliver NFPA training courses via a network of authorized training providers, offering unparalleled access to the expertise that professionals worldwide rely on to address evolving safety challenges.
- PUB DATE: 9/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org

SUTPHEN—St. Lucie County Fire District, Port St. Lucie, FL, two SL75 aerial ladder quints. Monarch Extreme Duty cabs cabs and chassis with 10-inch raised roofs; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; 75-foot aerial ladders; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tanks; 30-gallon foam cells; Elkhart eductor foam systems; Akron 3480 Stream Master 2 electric monitors; Alco-Lite ground ladders. Dealer: Guy Lombardo, South Florida Emergency Vehicles, Fort Myers, FL.

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The Spokane Fire Department responded to a fire that allegedly started in a car and quickly spread to the garage and neighboring house. Around 12:15 a.m. SFD responded to the 4600 block of North Royal Court where they found heavy fire that threated the home and the neighbor’s home. Firefighters quickly deployed hose lines to tackle the main fire while other crews searched the residence, ventilated the structure, and ensured the fire did not spread.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2024 8:10:00 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV FOX 28 Spokane

Water was flying, and police and firefighters (and the occasional bystander) were getting soaked for a good cause Saturday morning at the “Fire and Cop on Top” event in Quincy. Quincy Police Department officers, firefighters from Grant County Fire District 3 and Washington State Patrol troopers had a water fight with anybody who decided to come by to benefit the Quincy Special Olympics.
- PUB DATE: 9/24/2024 11:24:00 AM - SOURCE: Columbia Basin Herald - Metered Site