A fire that destroyed a Greensboro apartment before dawn Saturday has killed five children who lived there. Two of the children died shortly after the fire broke out at the apartment complex at Summit Avenue and East Cone Boulevard. Three children died of their injuries Sunday at Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Winston-Salem Journal

Chief Rod Bordner is telling city elected officials his crew of firefighters and paramedics sincerely want to perform their jobs. But for them to continue responding to fires, traffic wrecks and medical emergencies, it’s going to require additional job incentives and better perks, according to Bordner.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Canton Repository

Officials from the Washington Department of Labor and Industry on Thursday delivered their initial findings in an investigation regarding safe workplace standards and the Camas-Washougal Fire Department (CWFD). Adam Brice, president of East Clark Professional Fire Fighters, the local firefighters’ union, said state investigators said the city of Camas and its fire department violated two serious and one standard workplace safety laws during a Feb.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Camas-Washougal Post-Record

When a fire engine or ambulance is en route to a call, just a few minutes, or even seconds, can be the difference between life and death. That’s why, several months ago, when cargo trains began blocking intersections in Spartanburg more frequently and for longer periods of time, Spartanburg Fire Chief Marion Blackwell took note.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Washington Governor Jay Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency for multiple Eastern Washington counties impacted by flooding. Currently, there is flooding in Ferry, Okanogan and Pend Oreille counties. The governor’s proclamation covers those counties, plus 17 others that face the threat of flooding over the next week.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING 5 News