If you’re in need of immediate medical attention in New York state and a less qualified first responder appears on your doorstep, you may have to wait for someone more qualified to transport you to the hospital. But there are some people in Niagara County — and elsewhere in the state — who are trying to change that.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lockport Journal

Both men were aspiring law enforcement officers, studying criminal justice at Palomar College. Then their career paths diverged. One was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of setting an Encinitas church and school on fire, and the other lauded for working undercover to help catch him. Tyler Carender, 20, is charged with causing more than a half-million dollars in damage to St.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1

A man held in an arson fire that killed two children earlier this month has been released from jail. Skagit County has also dropped all charges against Jaramy Chism, Chism and his girlfriend Kimberly Hughes were arrested in the fire that killed a 6-year-old boy and his 8-year-old sister on July 15. Hughes remains in the Skagit County Jail.
- PUB DATE: 7/31/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

It’s been a dry weekend and with this heat, neighbors in the northeast part of Spokane are on high alert, especially after two fires broke out within blocks and minutes of each other Saturday night near Upriver Drive. Firefighters say the cause is unknown at this time, but neighbors say this isn’t the first time they’ve seen multiple fires in their neighborhood.
- PUB DATE: 7/30/2017 10:31:22 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Gering Valley Rural Fire District, Gering, NE, pumper. Spartan Metro Star X cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 380-hp engine; Waterous CSCU20 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank.