An Olympia residence in the 900 block of McCormick Street Northeast was damaged by fire late Sunday morning, according to the Olympia Fire Department. Fire crews were dispatched about 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Battalion Chief Todd Carson said. After they arrived, smoke could be seen rising from the attic, he said.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2017 1:42:40 AM - SOURCE: Olympian

A volunteer firefighter was killed at the scene of a crash Friday night after being "run over" by another responding firefighter who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. Colby Blake, 26, of Cannelburg was arrested Friday and preliminarily charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and reckless driving.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Courier & Press

A Fairborn firefighter-paramedic driving a suspected overdose patient to the hospital Thursday night began showing symptoms of an overdose himself, prompting his partner to jump into action and stop the ambulance in the middle of the road. This is the latest — and perhaps most dramatic — case of a public safety employee exposed to an opioid.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mydaytondailynews.com

Federal authorities knew technology used to broadcast official emergency warnings from cell towers was outdated years before deadly fires ignited last month in Sonoma County and throughout Northern California, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee for their lives, many with no warning. Messages were too short, didn’t support web links and had the potential to be broadcast too widely, according to Federal Communication Commission members charged with regulating how cellphone companies issue government warnings.
- PUB DATE: 11/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Press Democrat