Firefighters rescued a construction worker after the basket on the boom truck he was in struck some high-tension power lines in Renton. Police and fire crews were called to the scene on the southbound off-ramp from I-405 to Talbot Road, just before 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, and by the time they were able to bring the worker down to safety, he had been stuck for over three hours.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 6:39:16 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Benton County firefighters put out a fire this morning, which started as a controlled burn, but ended up destroying a mobile home, barn and some cars. Officials say that wind pushed one fire out of control on South 9 Canyon Road around 8:30 last night in Kennewick. They say it started at a mobile home, and then spread to a nearby barn.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 5:35:48 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

A retired Georgia fire chief was arrested for failing to remove his car while he rescued a woman from a crash, according to a traffic incident report from the Georgia State Patrol. Retired Griffin Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Rick Rickerson parked his Toyota Tundra on the shoulder of a highway in Pike County on Oct.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB AM-750 & FM-95.5

Orange County supervisors said Tuesday they plan to launch an independent investigation of the Fire Authority’s response to the Canyon 2 Fire, suggesting the initial reaction by first responders might have allowed the blaze to grow big enough to consume 9,200 acres and destroy 78 structures. “(The response) took something that very well may have been limited, to a total catastrophe,” said Supervisor Shawn Nelson.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Orange County Register

The Peoria Department could be down a truck and 11 firefighters as a way to ease the city’s budget woes. Union leaders say that would compromise the safety of both residents within the River City and the 195 firefighters employed by the city. Instead of cutting, Ryan Brady, the head of the local union, wants the city to maintain the status quo: no additional money but no permanent cuts.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peoria Journal Star