"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

VIDEO: Arlington County Fire and EMS addressed an image showing an explosion near the Pentagon Monday, tweeting that there was no credibility to the picture. The photo was posted on Twitter and circulated across social media platforms. Some news outlets, including Russia Today, were among the organizations and people who shared the image, which appeared to show a large cloud of smoke rising near a building.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DC News Now

Fire crews from Kennewick Fire Department (KFD) responded to multiple calls on Sunday, May 21 at 5:59 p.m. that reported "multiple trees on fire and heavy black smoke". Callers also reported hot embers falling and smoldering on nearby neighbors' roofs. Within 5 minutes of the 911 call, the first KFD fire crew arrived at the scene and saw a "natural vegetation" fire about a half-acre in size.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

A brush fire spread to two duplexes on Pullman's College Hill Monday afternoon, displacing a family and injuring three. Pullman firefighters were called out to a grass fire that was threatening multiple structures around 12:30 p.m. near NE Hillside Drive and NE Wheatland Drive. Crews arrived at the scene and began battling the brush fire that had already spread to a duplex due to 25 mph winds.
- PUB DATE: 5/23/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane