VIDEO: According to the Washington State Fire Marshal's Office, the Wawawai Fire started by lightning has burned approximately 526 acres. As of Friday, July 28, the fire is 99% contained. The fire started on July 24 at 9:22 p.m. and has burned approximately 526 acres of range, grass and cropland. Level 1 evacuations that were previously in place for residents near Wawawai Road, from the Snake River to Wawawai-Pullman Road, have been lifted.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 2:02:42 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Oil and gas being drained from cars caused a large fire Thursday at a salvage yard in southwest Houston, firefighters said. This happened just before 11 a.m. The Houston Fire Department said oil and gas were being drained from at least four cars that were getting scrapped. During that process, a fire ignited that set off a chain reaction to smaller gas tanks, tires, batteries and other car parts.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KHOU-TV CBS 11 Houston

VIDEO: A fire engine rolled over in a crash Thursday morning in far northwest suburban Hampshire. Around 9:40 a.m., a Hampshire Fire Protection fire engine rolled over on French Road, about a mile south of Illinois Route 72, while returning to the firehouse from a call. Three firefighters and a firefighter intern were injured in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago

VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh appeared before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C. on Thursday to testify about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. Just last month, the FDNY announced measures to step up inspections and enforcement efforts of bike shops and bike repair shops citywide after a shop in the Lower East Side was engulfed in flames and killed four people.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: Maybe you can hear them blaring in your childhood memories. At fire departments across America, the fascination with emergency vehicles starts early. “What sound does the fire truck make?” Katherine Mathis asked her 2-year-old James, while they took a closer look at the trucks at Station No. 4 in Uptown Charlotte.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News