Which U.S. counties face the biggest danger from Earth’s most powerful storms? With climate experts forecasting a “borderline hyperactive” hurricane season, Gutter Gnome ranked 2023’s Most Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties. The study combined hurricane risk assessments by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP) with 10 years of historical storm data and financial impact projections from government agencies.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLA-TV NBC 8 Tampa

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Officials with Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue have responded to numerous fires in the last month that have occurred at or near a homeless encampment. The small camp is located in the woods behind the Walmart on Chain Lake Road and 191st Avenue Southeast. Last week, fire crews responded to the location, saying, “The fire origin was found to be a tent and its contents.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

VIDEO: A man was arrested Tuesday after throwing a brick into a Seattle Fire Department (SFD) medic truck, the Seattle Police Department said. The suspect, 60, is accused of throwing the brick into the windshield of the SFD Medic 18 truck near the intersection of North 45th Street and Bagley Avenue North in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 8/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

VIDEO: Pierce County Fire Marshals continued their search for what caused a roaring brush fire that destroyed a home in Parkland and threatened several others. The fire happened Tuesday afternoon along Brookdale Road East. During the investigation, fire agencies across the region were worried the dry weather conditions for the next several days could pose similar risks in other communities.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 11:29:42 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

Renton Regional Fire Authority is highlighting its all-women firefighting team that responded to a plane crash Monday morning. We caught up with two of the women about the response and the efforts to get more women into firefighting. “We train a lot and we train often, but aircraft incidents are a rarity,” said Renton firefighter and EMT Jessica Clearman.
- PUB DATE: 8/2/2023 11:27:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle