VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters are quick to respond in an emergency, but one local fire chief took his public safety efforts one step forward. Haines City Fire Chief Thomas Murphy Jr. was part of a three-member team that developed four emergency medical devices used on ambulances and at hospitals nationwide and internationally.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVT-TV FOX 13 Tampa Bay

One hundred and seventeen years ago, a devastating earthquake hit San Francisco. The quake and fire killed thousands of people and took years to rebuild the city. On April 18—almost 120 years later—the community continues to remember those who lost their lives that day and honor those who rebuilt the city.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KRON-TV MyNetworkTV 4 San Francisco

PHOTOS: The Kennewick Fire Department released more information on a house fire that destroyed a home Monday afternoon. It happened on the 5600 block of West Metaline Avenue. A call for help came in just after 1:30 p.m. and it was reported a home was on fire with flames and smoke showing. Witnesses reported hearing small explosions and people who lived there were attempting to get back inside the home to rescue their pets.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Lake City Community Center was damaged in a fire early Tuesday morning. According to the Seattle Fire Department (SFD), 911 callers reported just before 2:50 a.m. what appeared to be a tree on fire that extended to the community center. Crews arrived on the 12500 block of 28th Avenue Northeast less than three minutes after receiving the call and discovered the entrance of the building facing 27th Avenue Northeast was on fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Seattle Fire Department crews responded after a car crashed into the Seattle Public Library Ballard branch on Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and all occupants were able to get out of the car on their own, the fire department said.
- PUB DATE: 4/17/2023 8:55:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle