VIDEO: As communities around the Puget Sound go through their fourth straight day of high heat, the threat of wildfires remains high. Once-green landscapes are now shades of brown as grass and shrubs continue to die of thirst. And now, dry conditions have led to a string of fires in the past week, building off an already busy July.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2023 11:14:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

VIDEO: Crews are investigating what caused a barn and airplane hangar to catch fire in Unincorporated Buckley Wednesday night. According to East Pierce Fire and Rescue (EPFR), shortly before 10 p.m., crews were dispatched to a barn that caught fire near the corner of Sumner-Buckley Hwy E and Kelly Lake Rd.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2023 3:07:03 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

VIDEO: It’s been more than a month since the deadly attack at Birmingham’s Fire Station 9, and still there have been no arrests. “Life changing, career changing, we’re just trying to get back to a sense of normalcy whatever that new normal may be,” says Captain Orlando Reynolds with Birmingham Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBRC-TV FOX 6 Birmingham

VIDEO: Becoming a doctor is no easy feat. Now imagine doing it as a second career after an accident that nearly killed you. One such South Florida physician is making Miami Proud with his passion and persistence. "Emergency medicine is the heartbeat of the hospital and the community," said Dr. Christopher Nunez.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami

A study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine found that among volunteer firefighters in the United States, there are gaps in skin cancer prevention efforts. Among firefighters, rates of melanoma incidence and mortality are higher than that of the general population. This can be attributed to excess occupational exposure to ultraviolet rays and cancer-causing agents found in flame retardants.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Dermatology Times