Seventy retired and active firefighters from Scranton, Dunmore and Wilkes-Barre suing a siren manufacturer claim its devices caused hearing loss. In five separate but similar lawsuits filed Tuesday in Lackawanna County Court, the firefighters — most of whom are retired — claim they suffered hearing losses from firetruck sirens manufactured by Federal Signal Corp.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Scranton Times & Tribune

A new study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows scientifically for the first time that an individual’s ability to respond quickly to a residential fire determines who dies and who gets injured. Home fire deaths, the NIST researchers state, are more likely among those they define as frail populations—persons who are not in robust health and primarily age 65 and older—while nonfatal injuries occur more often in adults ages 20 to 49.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NIST.gov

Bessemer City (NC) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank.

A house fire Thursday afternoon on the15600 block of 11th Avenue Northeast in Marysville caused an estimated $200,000 in damage, according to the Marysville Fire District. No one was inside the house during the fire. One Marysville firefighter has been transported to the hospital as a precaution, the Fire District reports.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2017 5:34:11 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Authorities say one person has died and another was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 90 near Ellensburg that happened after several vehicles and a semi-truck entered an area filled with wildfire smoke. Seattlepi.com reports a brush fire started in the freeway median late Thursday morning. Washington State Patrol Trooper Brian Moore says the crash, caused by low visibility due to smoke over the highway, involved the semi, a truck pulling a travel trailer, another truck and a car.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2017 4:41:34 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4