Richardson (TX) Fire Department 100-foot rear-mount aerial quint. Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump.

Richardson (TX) Fire Department 100-foot rear-mount aerial quint. Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump.

One man is dead after getting separated from his kayak and drowning in the Wenatchee River Tuesday afternoon. A 911 call was made around 1:25 p.m. from a witness on the eastern bank of the river who noticed an empty kayak floating on the river. The witness saw a man in the water behind the kayak and stated it appeared he was trying to catch up to the kayak.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 9:32:30 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

Accurate information, and getting it quickly, is essential for emergency first responders. The Spokane Fire Department is working to bolster both with its new drone program. Nearly a year after Spokane City Council gave the OK for the city's fire department to use the unmanned aircraft, the program is getting off the ground.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 6:35:51 PM - SOURCE: The Inlander

Several trees were burned and backyards scorched when a brush fire brought spectacular flames along Interstate 5 on Kent's west hill Tuesday afternoon, spreading up near a row of homes in the process. As neighbors and residents used hoses to douse the burning grass behind their homes, WSDOT crews closed all northbound lanes of I-5 just south of state Route 516 during the height of the evening commute to fight the fire along the freeway.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2017 5:32:53 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000