Firefighters had to swim to a fire hydrant while rescuing a family from a burning home. In a Washington Post video, a crew from the Houston Fire Department responded to a fully-involved house fire in a flooded neighborhood. The house was surrounded by three feet of water, according Senior Fire Captain Jay Dillon.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

There is new fallout from the fierce debate over Cleveland Browns players kneeling during the national anthem. Cleveland safety forces have backed out of a plan to hold a large flag on the field for the opening game. A dozen Browns players created a firestorm during a recent preseason game by not standing during the anthem.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJW-TV MyFox Cleveland

A semitrailer carrying about 6,800 gallons of hot asphalt rolled over and crashed on Everson Goshen Road early Thursday, spilling about two-thirds of its load and closing the busy highway in both directions near Everson Elementary School, authorities said. Impact of the crash tore the truck’s cab apart, shearing its roof as it came to rest on the driver’s side door.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: bellinghamherald.com

Officials are putting a burn ban into effect starting Friday for northwest Washington because of continued hot, dry weather and extreme fire danger. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources says the ban applies to all outdoor burning including recreation fires on state forests, state parks and forestlands under DNR fire protection within Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, Island and San Juan counties.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING 5