Emergency crews worked Wednesday night to rescue a man from the rocks below the viewing area beneath the Monroe Street Bridge Wednesday evening. Firefighters on the scene told KHQ the man was critically injured when he landed on the rocks below and did not make it to the water of the Spokane River. The man was in critical condition Wednesday evening.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 3:16:08 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A woman is in custody for allegedly starting five fires in Marysville Wednesday afternoon. Just after 2:10 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the 11000 block of State Avenue for a report of smoke coming from an abandoned home. Firefighters observed flames and launched a defensive attack to control the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 1:51:03 AM - SOURCE: Marysville Globe

Comstock Township Fire Chief Edward Switalski was hit and killed by a passing vehicle while responding to an “unknown accident” on eastbound I-94, Kalamazoo County authorities say. Oshtemo Township Fire Department Chief Mark Barnes said it all started with the Comstock Township Department of Fire & Rescue looking for two crashes on eastbound I-94 near mile marker 81 around 10:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids

Volunteer firefighters who separated from the Salisbury Fire Department Station 1 in February are suing the city and its fire chief for the return of equipment and other items they say belong to them, including religious pictures and a 60-inch Christmas wreath. The firefighters also are seeking $494,316 in damages in the case filed recently in District Court.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Delmarva Now

FirstNet still must complete a great deal of work, but the organization is more confident about building its much-anticipated nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSN) than it has been during any stage of its previous five years in existence, according to FirstNet Chairwoman Sue Swenson. Swenson said that confidence is a reflection of two primary factors: 1.
- PUB DATE: 6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgent Communications