Starting Tuesday, May 23, all public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon and Washington are subject to fire restrictions, the agency announced. As warmer, drier weather moves in to the Pacific Northwest, the BLM advised all visitors to be aware of any active restrictions and closures.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

PHOTOS: First responders were working to battle a large house fire in Anne Arundel County on Monday. Firefighters were called to 100 block of Wallace Manor Road in Edgewater, officials said. Everyone inside made it out safely, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Residents were asked to avoid the area.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

President Joe Biden yesterday nominated telecom attorney Anna Gomez to be the fifth FCC commissioner and renominated current commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Brendan Carr to serve additional five-year terms on the FCC. “I thank President Biden for this honor,” Gomez tweeted yesterday. “I am humbled and grateful.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: IWCE's Urgent Communications

"Odd Hours, No Pay, Cool Hat." That's a new film that honors volunteer firefighters. It premiered over the weekend at Deere and Company world headquarters in Moline. The goal is to encourage more people to volunteer. Jacob Smith is a "product dissolve specialist" at John Deere in Silvis. He also volunteers for the Hillsdale and Coal Valley fire departments.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIK-FM 90.3 Rock Island

VIDEO: EMS national week is May 21 through May 27, and it is an opportunity to celebrate emergency medical services staff and the work they do in our communities. In Denver alone, paramedics at Denver Health respond to more than 120,000 calls every year. But it would not be possible to do without proper training.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Colorado