VIDEO: FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh appeared before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D.C. on Thursday to testify about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. Just last month, the FDNY announced measures to step up inspections and enforcement efforts of bike shops and bike repair shops citywide after a shop in the Lower East Side was engulfed in flames and killed four people.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

VIDEO: Maybe you can hear them blaring in your childhood memories. At fire departments across America, the fascination with emergency vehicles starts early. “What sound does the fire truck make?” Katherine Mathis asked her 2-year-old James, while they took a closer look at the trucks at Station No. 4 in Uptown Charlotte.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Queen City News

VIDEO: Active railways are littered throughout south-central Pennsylvania, making the likelihood of an accident almost inevitable. To stay proactive, Norfolk Southern Railway is traveling the east coast to educate first responders on proper response strategies using its own safety train. “We take them out of the classroom and put them on the train itself,” said Connor Spielmaker, the communications manager with Norfolk Southern Railway.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPMT-TV FOX 43 York

The Newell Road Fire burning near the Columbia River Gorge in Klickitat County is now 61,313 in size and 71% contained. On Tuesday, evacuation levels for the town of Roosevelt were reduced to a Level 1 “Be Ready” advisory. All other Evacuation areas remain unchanged, including Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation for residents in the Cleveland, Bickleton and Goodnoe Station areas.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

Fireworks have been ruled out as the cause of a fatal Mountlake Terrace townhouse fire, according to South County Fire officials who are still investigating the fire. Two women — ages 85 and 63 — died in the July 3 fire at the Lake Village Condominiums in the 22700 block of Lakeview Drive. Investigators found no evidence of fireworks in the area where the fire started, South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes said.
- PUB DATE: 7/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lynnwood Today