Kitsap County is now home to two programs that pair firefighters with social workers, with hopes that a third agency could soon join to address behavioral health issues that fire departments increasingly must deal with and lower the number of calls to 911. As programs grow in number, fire department leaders say the program, known as "CARES," will become common in fire service operations not only in the county, but across the country.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 11:40:04 AM - SOURCE: Kitsap Sun - Metered Site

PHOTOS: East Pierce Fire and Rescue crews put out an abandoned house fire near Bonney Lake on Sunday. Firefighters were sent to the fire around 11:30 a.m. near the 25000 block of Sumner Buckley Highway. A neighbor called 911 after seeing smoke from the second-story window. “Crews arrived to a working fire visible on the second floor and quickly pulled line to begin the attack,” said EPFR.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 3:48:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A fire reignited at the Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant, several hours after it was extinguished on Saturday. According to the Deer Park Office of Emergency Management, the fire has rekindled and firefighters are back putting it out. The fire was still burning on Sunday. The city of Deer Park said officials have gone over their wastewater storage capacity because they are using a large amount of water on the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPRC-TV NBC 2 Houston

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service was held Sunday in Emmitsburg, Maryland, to honor 144 fallen firefighters. The event, hosted by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), was held at 10 a.m. The 42nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend events honored 144 fallen firefighters; 79 firefighters who died in 2022 and 65 who died in previous years.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore

VIDEO: A first responder that tossed his cookies ended up helping a bakery go viral on social media. An apology in the form of a gag cake has drawn millions of eyes to a St. Albans sweets shop. Jacob Hernandez is a Charleston firefighter who took his annual physical agility test in March. "I get about halfway through the test after doing the Kyser test of evolution and I can feel it coming,” Hernandez recalled.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCHS-TV ABC 8/FOX 11 Charleston