The Seattle City Council unanimously voted in favor of extending protections to firefighters and EMTs when responding to emergencies. The legislation was proposed by councilmembers Lisa Herbold of District 1 and Andrew Lewis of District 7 following an alarming rise in on-the-scene assaults, threats and slurs made against firefighters responding to emergency calls.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2023 9:14:40 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma

PHOTOS: The eyes of the nation were on the Las Vegas valley, specifically Henderson, 35 years ago when a series of explosions at an industrial plant rocked the valley killing two people, leaving hundreds injured, causing more than $100 million in damage and impacting the NASA space shuttle program. In a 2018 interview with 8 News Now, retired Henderson Fire Captain Don Griffie was in one of the first engines heading to the reported fire at Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada, referred to as PEPCON, when the first explosion happened.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas

Iowa no longer has a mandatory retirement age for reserve police officers and volunteer firefighters. Full and part-time police and firefighters in Iowa must retire at the age of 65. The governor has signed a bill into law that eliminates that age restriction for volunteer firefighters and trained reserve police officers who are volunteers, but can make arrests and investigate crimes.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Radio Iowa

VIDEO: Firefighters in Ypsilanti are making a brief move back into their old firehouse that's since become a museum to celebrate the historic building and city's 200th birthday. The Michigan Firehouse Museum is opening doors up again for firefighters for a limited time. Originally built in 1898, the Ypsilanti Firehouse was closed and later revitalized as a museum.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJBK-TV FOX 2 Detroit

VIDEO: Saindy Pyles thought she was going to die with her baby son, Liam, clutched to her chest as she flew home to Wichita from Miami after photographing a wedding. Midway through the flight Pyles said smoke filled the cabin after she saw sparks and fire burst from a bag in the seat directly behind her.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles