One person has died and least five others have been injured as a powerful storm raked Western Washington Monday. The fatality occurred in Renton where a tree fell onto a car with two women and a toddler inside in the 17900 block of 158th Place SE, according to Sgt. Joe Hauk wih the King County Sheriff's Office.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2017 2:37:15 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A former Greater Naples Fire Rescue District officer who sued the district and its fire chief last year, alleging she was subjected to years of "repeated sexual harassment" by colleagues, could receive $82,500 from the fire district, according to a draft settlement agreement. The district's board of commissioners is scheduled to vote on authorizing a payment of $17,500 from its reserves at its Tuesday meeting, according to the meeting's agenda.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Naples Daily News

When every second counts, a fire sprinkler system can be a live saver but most homes in North Texas do not have them. The Texas State Fire Marshal says every home in Texas should have fire sprinklers but state lawmakers have refused to make it a requirement for new homes. In fact, state lawmakers have made it illegal for Texas cities to mandate sprinklers be installed in all new single-family homes.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS Dallas Fort Worth

The firefighters’ union is seeking an injunction in state Supreme Court to block the city from a new policy that prohibits firefighters from being called into work when their colleagues call in sick. The City Council last week decided in executive session to establish a new policy that will not allow firefighters to be brought into work when others call in sick, a move that City Manager Sharon A.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times

The Charlottesville Fire Department is in the process of purchasing its first ambulance in more than 50 years. The addition to the department's fleet will help meet a growing demand to provide around-the-clock medical services in the city. The last time the CFD had its own ambulance was in the 1950s.
- PUB DATE: 11/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVIR-TV NBC29